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• Ivory Handle Reproduction in Elforyn •
New Immitation Handles for Gold Bowl

I was asked to turn two new imitation ivory handles for an antique gold bowl. I used Elforyn Super Tusk for the material. These handles are only 1.115" in length, and I knew they were going to be difficult to turn on my 9" lathe. After drilling the holes in the turned-down rods, I used 4-40 threaded rod and secured the blanks with matching nuts. In order to keep the rod from spinning out of control, I drilled a hole in hardwood the same diameter as the rod and mounted it in my tail stock.

One more thing: since my tool rest was too long to fit in such a small space, I cut a thick piece of aluminum that would make the perfect size table to rest my cutting tools.

Pictured is the original ivory handle in front of the reproduction. The final image displays the ivory-style Schrager lines in the Super Tusk.

The final image displays the ivory-style Schrager lines in the Super Tusk.

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