ryanm Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hi there I've designed a jewelry collection of mammoth ivory and I found an amazing carver to carve up my designs that he turns into reality but I wanted to see if you guys have advice on attaching silver jewelry findings, hinges, etc. to ivory. My plan was to do this... 1. drill a hole into the ivory 2. glue the jewelry parts into place (dont know which glue) 3. then screw in the tiny screws into the holes that I drilled Does that sound about right or what do u guys think? Its been 2 years and Im still looking for a jewelry mfg that can make my jewelry parts, we'll see if I ever find one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Very idea, but I wouldn’t use glue. Welcome to the forum. Yloh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 like the idea try super glue or talk to a ring maker for a stuff called setting compound its like a glue buet for silver and gold buty all the best and love to see it when its finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 I also am gonna test out scrap ivory to see what works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Palmer Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Because you have ask I will offer my 2 cents worth. First of all I have never worked with, but I do have experience with many woods and metals. Considering this I think screws are a poor choice as apposed to a tight fitting Rivet & epoxy. The reason being "Tear-out" Whether the Ivory is thick or thin I believe it grows & shrinks with humidity ? And so would tend to loosen a screw. Granted the same could be true for a Rivet depending on FIT. Good luck with your idea. Ragnar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 and I dont know if I wanna have a local silversmith in Canada make my hinges OR if I wanna have them made overseas. For 2 years Ive been looking for an oversea's 1 and have met with alot of failed business relationships yet as far as the ivory goes the supply is great and my carver is a gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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