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I’ve some drawer pulls i need to replace ( originals missing) they were ivory and obviously that’s not an option. However a web search throws up a material called Elforyn which has been produced as an ivory substitute. Not a great deal i can find online about using it, but what little there is seems to suggest its a decent substitute for the real thing.
Has anybody on here used it? If so any hints or tips?

Home - Elforyn Super Tusk

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It, and a couple of very similar variants are used on some piano keys on acoustic pianos. It is much better than the plastic keys on low end instruments. In my opinion is looks and feels nothing like ivory - which is not a bad thing as I detest ivory piano keys as apart from killing elephants they always go yellow and usually are in two parts and you can feel the join by the sharps. Much closer in texture is fossilised mammoth tusk which is relatively plentiful (lots of mammoths have been dug up) and is used on high end pianos.

For knobs etc aesthetics will be fine. For piano keys it can matter as plastic gets greasy with sweat etc and you don't want that. Ivory absorbs sweat and so does mammoth ivory (though less so apparently).

There is a Japanese (I think) company that does replica ivory made from some natural fibrous material. Forget the name but no doubt could be found online. They supplied Shigaru Kawai at one point. You could consider using bone if the handles are not too large. It can be bleached and I have heard of that being done for inlay repairs.
 
Thanks for that, never occurred to me that mammoth tusk would be so plentiful , found a couple of sellers online small pieces seem sensibly priced if it’s what’s required. However i’ve gone for a piece of elforyn, comes in a suitable round so there’ll be very little waste and much cheaper ( so long as it does the job) , they claim it even has Schreger lines.
This is more of a “ i fancy having a go at that” job than something that really needs doing , an indoor winter project.
 
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