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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 215928, member: 85"]Yes, I think that is what I was thinking of.</p><p> </p><p>Would the nut absorb the oils from your hand? Would they or could they have stained it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are examples, apparently the Chinese use them for carving.</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=tagua+nut+carving&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijttuBpK7SAhWHrVQKHUvuCccQ_AUICSgC&biw=1260&bih=890" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=tagua+nut+carving&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijttuBpK7SAhWHrVQKHUvuCccQ_AUICSgC&biw=1260&bih=890" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=tagua+nut+carving&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijttuBpK7SAhWHrVQKHUvuCccQ_AUICSgC&biw=1260&bih=890</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 215928, member: 85"]Yes, I think that is what I was thinking of. Would the nut absorb the oils from your hand? Would they or could they have stained it? Here are examples, apparently the Chinese use them for carving. [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=tagua+nut+carving&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijttuBpK7SAhWHrVQKHUvuCccQ_AUICSgC&biw=1260&bih=890[/URL][/QUOTE]
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