Chinese nested spheres.

[Maggot]

I may hate the chicommies but one has to admire the patience and skill required to do one of these.

The Mind-Boggling Artistry of China's Ivory Puzzle Balls​

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May 3, 2019 — The region's method is detailed in an 1876 publication by the Scottish photographer John Thompson, who traveled extensively around China.

 

[BLEE]

I think I read about these in a National Geographic magazine when I was a kid, in the '70s. As fascinating now, as it was then.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Just practicing for carving uranium pits for their nukes…

Crafty devils. Very cruel. But build such great smartphones….

Sirhr

 

[Bigfatcock]

The fuck is a centimeter? Is that some gay foreign shit?

 

[n2ishun]

Ivory balls....
Yea, I can do, and be, that.

 

[acudaowner]

can the carve something like that into

that would take skill .

 

[oldshooterback]

Oh my

 

[lariat]

The fuck is a centimeter? Is that some gay foreign shit?

Absolutely yes.

 

[theLBC]

i traveled to hong kong and the new territories for work back in the 90s and without thinking, brought home some ivory pieces as gifts...lol.

 

[norcalAF]

can the carve something like that into

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that would take skill .

Inny and an outy muy interesante

 

[Maggot]

The fuck is a centimeter? Is that some gay foreign shit?

Isnt that a bug with 100 legs? Or is that a centipeter, a long dick??

 

[Maggot]

I think I read about these in a National Geographic magazine when I was a kid, in the '70s. As fascinating now, as it was then.

Thats where I first saw it. I can barely cut two 2x4's the same length.

 

[JoshPutman]

^^^^^You cut it twice and it's still too short?

 

[Bender]

I have a 16 layer I think. Lost count.

 

[Bender]

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Isn't the ball supposed to sit atop the elephants, and the elephants supposed to sit/fit into the base? Looks REAL good though. Better than what I can do.

 

[Bender]

Isn't the ball supposed to sit atop the elephants, and the elephants supposed to sit/fit into the base? Looks REAL good though. Better than what I can do.

It’s very fragile but yes. It sits on the elephants

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Love ivory as a material... I just try and not buy anything 'new.' The way Africa has mis-managed the elephants (as a resource) is criminal... there won't be any more sooner or later. Oh well... the Africans did it to themselves.

Nothing like a good set of antique ivories on a Colt SAA... 'Merika!!

Sirhr

 

[Bigfatcock]

Love ivory as a material... I just try and not buy anything 'new.' The way Africa has mis-managed the elephants (as a resource) is criminal... there won't be any more sooner or later. Oh well... the Africans did it to themselves.

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Nothing like a good set of antique ivories on a Colt SAA... 'Merika!!

Sirhr

I have one full pre-ban tusk left, several sets of slabs, and about 20 lbs of scraps. There is no other material like ivory when it comes to feel. The closest I have seen is Resin Ivory from guitar parts.

I don’t offer it anymore for grips because I’m hoarding it all for myself. Love the material, but obozo really put a hurting on the supply side in the U.S.

All the cool shit is illegal now, lol. Ivory, whale oil, tortoise shell, sperm whale teeth, etc. I almost bought a full walrus tusk from Russia but couldn’t establish provenance to satisfy import criteria.

People think dealing with the ATF on NFA and suppressors is hard? I lol at them after years of dealing in CITES and ESA shit. Fuck up and you end up financially ruined and/or in prison getting turned out over a feather.

 

[Mike Casselton]

The fuck is a centimeter? Is that some gay foreign shit?

It's a meter that measures centuries.

Westerners just use calendars

 

[CMP70306]

On the topic of ESA, I stopped at a tannery once to drop off something and they had a show room with a large number of different species but in the middle on a pedestal was a snow leopard. So naturally when presented with a taxidermy Endangered species I did the logical thing and asked the guy what the story was. His response was “we don’t talk about that one, I almost went to prison over that”.

 

[OkieMike]

Love ivory as a material... I just try and not buy anything 'new.' The way Africa has mis-managed the elephants (as a resource) is criminal... there won't be any more sooner or later. Oh well... the Africans did it to themselves.

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Nothing like a good set of antique ivories on a Colt SAA... 'Merika!!

Sirhr

The fucked up part is that you can buy all the mammoth ivory you can afford... So once elephants do go extinct you'll probably be able to buy elephant ivory again.

People just can't wrap their heads around the fact that management of a species actually benefits the entire species and everything else in the surrounding ecosystem.

Conservation programs beat preservation programs every time... Whitetail deer, beaver, otter, etc... But people want to let feelings override logic.

Mike