I just got off the phone from talking with David for nearly an hour.
One of the topics we discussed was 'synthetic ivory', Micarta to be exact. David actually brought the subject up...
Micarta is extremely durable - more so than true ivory in fact, and it ages nicely too, gaining that nice amber color in time. It is really just as attractive as the real thing and is easy to obtain and cuts nicely on the lathe.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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