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Re:A Siberian mammoth tusk gold rush by mirimir on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:18AM (#21636686)
It makes pretty knife handles.
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Re:A Siberian mammoth tusk gold rush by ehecatl on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @05:09AM (#21636955)
And chess pieces: https://www.houseofstaunton.co.uk/chess-pieces/mammoth-ivory...
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Re:A Siberian mammoth tusk gold rush by mirimir on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @05:25AM (#21637044)
I guess.

But they're just black and white.

So do they dye and bleach them?

Damn expensive, too.

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Re:A Siberian mammoth tusk gold rush by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @07:45AM (#21637763)
And inlays on furniture, firearms, some instruments, and anything else that's already expensive and made in part from wood.
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