Polishing elk ivory teeth

DeerMadness · Feb 11, 2017

What is the best home method ?
Thanks DM

Jagerdad · Feb 11, 2017

Old Cowboys in the 1960's-70's said put them in your pocket with coin change and they will shine up.

I thought about that not long ago because I was told the same thing.

But maybe it's better to cut open some steel shotgun shells, dump the pellets in your pocket, then the Ivory's and hope the Wife doesn't wash those pants.

But Founder has an advertisement on the right for ZALES...heck, maybe Zales will do it using a MM'ey coupon

Weiserbucks · Feb 11, 2017

Throw them in a tumbler with walnut shell media overnight.

mtmuley · Feb 11, 2017

Polished good right out of the mouth seems to me. mtmuley

nvguy2 · Feb 12, 2017

Hey Madness, I tried the coin in your pocket thing. Reached in there and rolled everything around quite often. Got a few weird looks at Walmart. Lol. It did seem to work pretty good though.

NVBighorn · Feb 12, 2017

Carry them around in your mouth and suck on them like hard candy.

eelgrass · Feb 12, 2017

>Hey Madness, I tried the coin
>in your pocket thing. Reached
>in there and rolled everything
>around quite often. Got a
>few weird looks at Walmart.
>Lol. It did seem to
>work pretty good though.

"I'm just polishing my elk ivory.....honest!" haha!

eelgrass · Feb 12, 2017

NVB, some of us don't have that long to live.

NVBighorn · Feb 12, 2017

Another option would be to swallow the elk ivories and then screen your stool until they come out. They should be pretty well Polished by then. If not just pop them back in your mouth and try it again. Repeat as necessary.

NVBighorn · Feb 12, 2017

Individual mileage will vary of course

Jagerdad · Feb 12, 2017

NVBighorn.... You should be my Dentist. With your Humor, I would never need Nitrous oxide.

DeerMadness · Feb 12, 2017

Humor and advice.Thanks friends. I LIKE IT. I will try a polisher if I can borrow one or try the pocket thing..

DeerMadness · Feb 12, 2017

I'm going to use them to accent a fishing hat.

DW · Feb 12, 2017

They're in my pocket after the quarters are hung. I clean em up round the fire at night and leave em in my pocket till I'm home. Like mtmuley said, mother nature already put a pretty good shine on em.

mmwb · Feb 12, 2017

Buff them with wool cloth.

mtmuley · Feb 12, 2017

Me and DW are on the same page. mtmuley

BIGJOHNT · Feb 13, 2017

I would think leave them alone. I tried to clean one up a few years back and it took some of the beautiful color off. My daughter wears a elk ivories around hear neck just about every day. It seems to have lost a little color as well. So maybe you should clear coat it to preserve the original color.

DeerHunter53 · Feb 13, 2017

Jagerdad is right I just put mine in my pocket with spare change for about two or three weeks and they polish up just fine. in fact the longer you keep them in there the rings on the teeth become more clear and pronounced.
just my two cents worth

Zeke · Feb 13, 2017

>>Hey Madness, I tried the coin
>>in your pocket thing. Reached
>>in there and rolled everything
>>around quite often. Got a
>>few weird looks at Walmart.
>>Lol. It did seem to
>>work pretty good though.
>
>"I'm just polishing my elk ivory.....honest!"
>haha!

Oh, is that what we call it now?
Zeke