John: I have to agree with Alan. That is a beautiful madura handle, and you don,t want to risk breaking it, so go slow. As far as an oil for the ivory, i use Old English Furniture Oil. It will just make a piece of ivory come alive. I also use it on wood handles, horn and antler look much better too. But PLEASE do not use it on bone. It makes bone look very greasy. Don,t ask me how i know. If you ever put it on a bone handle by mistake then soaking the handle in acetone usually will leach out the oil without harming the handle..........Dave
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