Keris with elephant-headed blade.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Athanase

If it works with linseed oil, I imagine it could also work with the mineral oils Alan mentioned.

The advantage is that they are colorless and would preserve the whiteness of the ivory.

I guess it's like this! But I can assure you that the colour of the ivory hasn't changed by the bath.

BTW, very nice keris! Congrats!

[Interested Party]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I guess it's like this! But I can assure you that the colour of the ivory hasn't changed by the bath.

BTW, very nice keris! Congrats!

I had a nice piece of very white hippo ivory that I yellowed with linseed I wasn't thinking For already yellow ivories I cannot tell any visible difference. I have tried to stick to mineral oil after that mistake.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Interested Party

I had a nice piece of very white hippo ivory that I yellowed with linseed I wasn't thinking For already yellow ivories I cannot tell any visible difference. I have tried to stick to mineral oil after that mistake.

Uuups! And yes, the ivory handle above was yellow before already. So I had good luck. So it will be like Alan quoted above. It's always good to exchange experiences.