Post #267961 by Paipo on Mon, Nov 20, 2006 5:33 PM

I think it probably is a limestone JP, but quite a hard one. I've never got a decisive answer yet, and some of these are much harder than others, with inclusions of flint and quartz. It's a natural pebble from a beach on the East Coast and it looks and carves pretty much just like bone. I have handworked it before with little gravers and files, but this is all handpiece work. It's hard to tell from the poor light in the pic, but it has a beautiful creamy ivory tone.