Mammoth ivory ?

[mjantti]

I've seen mammoth ivory being mentioned in some cues. Come on, I thought mammoths became instinct thousands of years ago and only a few frozen skeletons have been found. So, should I believe that those mammoth tusks have ended up in cues ? Hardly. My friend pool room owner also has a set of really old balls and someone has claimed they have been made of mammoth ivory.

What's this thing about mammoth ivory, is there really mammoth bone ivory or tusk ivory being sold ? How about saber-toothed tiger tusks ? Or Tyrannosaurus Rex teeth inlaid cues ?

 

[k-carson]

there are places in siberia where you can walk for miles and step on nothing but mamoth fossils and , I assure you it is very plentyful
however much of it is not pretty it is much darker than elephant ivory

 

[paul fanelli]

mamoth ivory

K-Carson is right on. Mamoths existed in great numbers at one time and their tusks and bones can still be found in certain parts of the world. Mamoth ivory is completely legal, which makes it attractive, and no cruelty to animals is involved in its harvesting. Much of it is in a state of petrification, which turns the ivory into colors ,that are prized by knife makers for use as unique scales. Not much of it is useful for structural cue parts, but it makes interesting inlays.
paul

 

[mjantti]

K-Carson is right on. Mamoths existed in great numbers at one time and their tusks and bones can still be found in certain parts of the world. Mamoth ivory is completely legal, which makes it attractive, and no cruelty to animals is involved in its harvesting. Much of it is in a state of petrification, which turns the ivory into colors ,that are prized by knife makers for use as unique scales. Not much of it is useful for structural cue parts, but it makes interesting inlays.
paul

Thanks Paul and K-Carson for the info. Very interesting...

So, if my friend has been told he has a set of mammoth ivory balls which are all "ivorish" white (not perfectly white), do you think it's possible or very unlikely that those big balls are all made out of mammoth ivory ? They are old Russian pyramid balls a size of billiard balls.

 

[cueman]

I sell both elephant and Mammoth and almost never see enough mammoth that is solid enough to make a cue ball. It is probably elephant and not mammoth.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com

 

[k-carson]

Thanks Paul and K-Carson for the info. Very interesting...

So, if my friend has been told he has a set of mammoth ivory balls which are all "ivorish" white (not perfectly white), do you think it's possible or very unlikely that those big balls are all made out of mammoth ivory ? They are old Russian pyramid balls a size of billiard balls.

kinda imposible to say for sure i live minutes from the main ivory supplier for most guys in the USA and he has shown me some mamoth ivory that you would swear was elephant ivory but that is uncommon

the thing is when they were making balls out of ivory , elephants were not protected like they are now so elephant ivory was readily available and much easilier obtained and a superiour product

but the fact that you say they are russian made could possibly make them mamoth ivory as that is where the majority of it is found

 

[catscradle]

I've seen mammoth ivory being mentioned in some cues. ... I thought mammoths became instinct thousands of years ago ...

... and just why do you think they went extinct? Think about it, do you think those neolithic men didn't appreciate a nice ivory handled club to go out and clonk their women on the head with?

 

[mjantti]

... and just why do you think they went extinct? Think about it, do you think those neolithic men didn't appreciate a nice ivory handled club to go out and clonk their women on the head with?

LOL. Imagine what a good ebony-ivory club with Tyrannosaurus tooth inlays would harvest among cavewomen ! Yeehaa !!