ivory grain

[Richard Moody]

> I hate ivory work because I have never replaced one that was
> perfect.  All things can be matched but wear and I have
> trouble making the joint invisible.
>
> Plastic is so much easier.
>
> Newton

You can't make the joint invisible, I can't make the joint invisible.
Obviously someone made the joint invisible, otherwise we wouldn't be talking
about it.  We can come close though.    You say "Plastic is so much easier",
I say "Ivory feels so much better".  Well better enough to appreciate the
differences.  ---ric