Pink Ivory

[Michael Ginsberg]

I am interested in getting a piece of Pink Ivory to turn a set of salt and pepper shakers. Realizing that the wood is expensive, I know that pink color is really cool. Will that pink color last or darken and turn to brown? If so, it seems like a lot of money for brown wood that is not so unusual?
Input welcome.

[Mike Cruz]

I did some work with it once, but didn't have the piece long enough to answer your question. But, IIRC, that stuff is dense! Like ebony dense. Have fun!

[Gary Herrmann]

I've heard that it can turn brownish. The things I've made so far have not.

[Bernie Weishapl]

I think if they sit in direct sunlight they will turn a brownish color. A bowl of mine sitting on the kitchen table that gets a lot of sunlight did but the other two piece that are not in direct light have not.

[David DeCristoforo]

Only turned a bit of it but I loved it. Very dense... easy to make crisp small details and takes a great polish. None of the pieces I have turned have changed color. I like the really light "salmon pink" colors best. I will be using more of it in the future...

[Mark Hubl]

I have not turned any yet. The other day the Woodcraft I frequent had a bunch of stopper blanks on sale. They had Pink Ivory and African Blackwood. I did get a piece of the Pink Ivory and will be turning it soon. Really can't wait.

One of the gents in our club turns a lot of it on his Rose Engine. I will ask him if it discolors and what he does to minimize it.

It is really a nice looking wood.

[Wally Dickerman]

My experience with pink ivory is that it retains it's color quite well. Right now I have a few pink ivory pen blanks on hand which I plan to use for finials. I haven't tried that before, so we'll see how it goes.

Wally