[MR] Substitutions for Ivory and Whale Bone

[David Chessler]

At 09:04 AM 7/28/2007, Achbar Ibn Ali wrote:
>On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:24:21 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>
> >There is also something called a Tagua Nut.. 
> it is also called vegetable ivory.. here is a 
> wiki on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_ivory
> >
> >  Marie Hélène
>
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=32719&cat=1,250,43217
>
>Too bad these look too small for fans.   I bet we could use this for
>other things.


They are commonly used for buttons. I've seen 
some "organic" garments advertized as using these for buttons.