[Crex]

They'll be at the Blade Show in a couple of weeks. You can close-up and personal them at the show. You are going to be there.....

I've approached the "slickness" in several different ways - texturing/carving, rawhide wraps, hempweave wraps, etc. Just depends on what I want the "look" to be. Think I tried some zebra several years ago but not sure. Was very dense but very brittle, as it had apparently been heat dried (cooked/baked) and stained. I prefer to use only raw bone these days so I can control the outcome.