[MR] Substitutions for Ivory and Whale Bone

[Achbar Ibn Ali]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:16:05 -0400, you wrote:

>Greetings unto all in our fair Kingdom,
>
>I have read with interest of a new, sponsored competition to be held
>at the coming Coronation of our Princeps and Princepessa, Logan and
>Rowan.

>If you are of the camp that will make their fans from scratch - think
>about making the fan 'blades' (is that correct terminology) from balsa
>or basswood (may or may not be of our time period, but light and
>forgiving to a point), or try thin sheets of polymer clay to imitate
>ivory.  Or use horn, or bone from another creature that has been
>bleached white/cream.
>
>Miriel

  All of this sounds fantastic.  How strong is polymer clay when you
use it like this?   What kind of animal horn or bone works best?


Achbar