Is this ivory?

PDX

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #1

It sure looks like ivory or at least bone to me, the only problem is it is a Gino Ferrari pool cue.

 

$TAKE HOR$E

champagne - campaign

Silver Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #2

Can you get a pic with the bumper off looking at it from the bottom. It looks almost exactly like the buttcap on an older Pechauer I had, which was for sure not ivory. It’s always hard to tell for sure in pics but it looks more man made.

 

cueaddicts

AzB Gold Member

Silver Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #3

Nope, imo...

 

WildWing

Super Gun Mod

Silver Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #4

No. Ivory has a very pronounced, visible grain, then goes quickly to a very clear portion, especially on a large portion such as a buttplate. This doesn't look like that.

All the best,
WW

 

Chopdoc

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #5

Does not look like ivory.

 

asiasdad

Banned

• Apr 1, 2019

• #6

Butt cap looks like a piece of phenolic cut
by a not so sharp blade at an improper speed.

 

skins

Likes to draw

Silver Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #7

asiasdad said:

Butt cap looks like a piece of phenolic cut
by a not so sharp blade at an improper speed.

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What do you see that tells you that?

 

whammo57

Kim Walker

Silver Member

• Apr 2, 2019

• #8

heat up a needle until it's red hot.... stick it in the bottom of the butt cap where it cannot be seen.............. if it smells like burning hair..... it's ivory..... if it smells like burning plastic.......... it's plastic..............

Kim

 

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garczar

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 2, 2019

• #9

PDX said:

It sure looks like ivory or at least bone to me, the only problem is it is a Gino Ferrari pool cue.

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Gino Ferrari's are fairly low-end imports. I'd SERIOUSLY doubt there's any ivory in that cue.

 

Tony_in_MD

You want some of this?

Silver Member

• Apr 2, 2019

• #10

Ivory also glows blue under UV light.

 

asiasdad

Banned

• Apr 2, 2019

• #11

skins said:

What do you see that tells you that?

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Look real close at the tiny "lines" where the butt cap seats to the butt sleeve.

 

Bavafongoul

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 2, 2019

• #12

Nope, although you might have been wishing or hoping to learn it was but it does not appear to be.
The good news is if you want to sell it, you needn't worry domestic or international ivory restrictions.

 

PDX

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 2, 2019

• #13

I actually assumed it was a synthetic meant to look like ivory as it is a cheap cue, though there have been a few Gino Ferrari cues on AZ that appear to have ivory, I would suspect that they do not. I just thought I would ask to reinforce my assumption.