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Woolly Mammoth Ivory Pens
Buried by glaciers during the last ice age, this ivory has taken on beautiful patterns and colors from the arctic soil and makes an extraordinary alternative to protected elephant ivory. We, at Woodpens.com, delight in ivory as it adds an entirely new dimension to the art of penmaking. Ivory is solid, dense, and beautiful. It is also a material not readily available to penmakers and even less available to purchasers of fine quality pens. You will be nothing short of delighted with the fossil woolly mammoth ivory which is 10,000+ years old.
A certificate of authenticity is included with each purchase of a woolly mammoth ivory pen.
Mammoth Ivory is available for shipment internationally. Our supplier only
sells fossil ivory or bone or LEGAL, pre-ban ivory. They are very careful where
they purchase material and have a close working relationship with U.S.
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Please allow 1 to 2 weeks additional shipping time if you select laser engraving.Send mail to
jim@woodpens.com with
questions or comments about Woodpens.com or this web site.
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For
millions of years the woolly mammoth roamed the lands we now know as Alaska and
the Yukon. Today, some of the most cherished remnants of this mighty beast are
rare deposits of their fossilized ivory.
The
woolly mammoth ivory tusks are cut into pen blanks which are carefully drilled
and then turned on a lathe. Each
pen is sanded smooth using seven different grits of sandpaper through 2000 grit.
It is then finished with a friction polish that includes shellac, carnauba wax
and bees wax to provide a lustrous glossy finish. Our turning chisels must be
sharpened several times during the making of each pen to keep them sharp enough
to cut through the dense ivory to form your pen.
