material price difference

[Skess]

Can anyone tell me approximately what the price difference would be between similar size pieces of turqoise and ivory? (say a 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" long diamond shape)

 

[cueman]

Can anyone tell me approximately what the price difference would be between similar size pieces of turqoise and ivory? (say a 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" long diamond shape)

If it is manufactured turquoise which most in cues is, then I would say to expect to pay maybe $10 more per inlay for Ivory. If it is real Turquoise then you might expect the the turquoise would cost a little more. I would charge more for the real turquiose than ivory because I ruin a router bit with every pass across the turquoise. The material cost itself between real turquiose and ivory are pretty much the same, but losing 3 or 4 router bits and time changing them out has to be worth something. And the turquoise is harder to slab up and such to use.