Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:49 am
Actually, it really is faux ivory.wisemanpipes wrote:riiiiiiightwdteipen wrote:Oh, and the ring on that pipe is faux ivory. Ivory is illegal to sell these days.
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Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:55 am
As far as I know, the order to ban sale of Ivory is not yet in effect and may never be.
Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 4:17 pm
Last I read it wasn't in effect yet.
andrew
andrew
Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:18 am
Don't use real ivory anyway, legal or not!
most people probably think it's okey to use the "pre-ban" stuff, but I think it only tells the people involved in the illegal trade that there still is a market for it, and that's a shame. The whole thing is a shame really, because ivory is one of the most beautiful materials I know (my grandfather have some chinese figurines made of ivory that he bought in China in the 50s), but with around 30 000 (yes, 30 000!) elephants falling victim to poachers every year I don't really care if it's beautiful or not!
I for one would never buy a pipe that has real ivory on it.
enviromentalist venting complete!
/Albert
most people probably think it's okey to use the "pre-ban" stuff, but I think it only tells the people involved in the illegal trade that there still is a market for it, and that's a shame. The whole thing is a shame really, because ivory is one of the most beautiful materials I know (my grandfather have some chinese figurines made of ivory that he bought in China in the 50s), but with around 30 000 (yes, 30 000!) elephants falling victim to poachers every year I don't really care if it's beautiful or not!
I for one would never buy a pipe that has real ivory on it.
enviromentalist venting complete!
/Albert
Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:40 am
Just use mammoth Ivory, be hard work to make them even more extinct than they are already.
Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:12 am
Hear hear!caskwith wrote:Just use mammoth Ivory, be hard work to make them even more extinct than they are already.
Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:24 am
Haha, yeah, I guess I should say don't use elephant ivory.
Re: Selecting a block?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:23 am
I agree with SAS on this, and Wayne, I looked and looked and tried to see it from your point of view. Sorry, that is one sexy, alluring, gorgeous pipe.