Art Knife IVORY substitute!

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Maybe this is a kNOOB type of question but: What on earth are we in the knife community going to do when the ivory ban goes into effect and we can no longer get our hands on any of it for art knives? What's the substitute going to be that will still have value and inherent allure in the eyes of the collector?

Food for thought.

Caleb
 
Nothing! There is no substitute for authentic African elephant ivory.
I hope the knife makers are buying it up while they can.
 
Cow bone has been used for years as an ivory substitute and it's pretty convincing from what I've seen. I have an old cow bone Mahjongg set and they always fool people in to thinking it's ivory.
 
I'm a fan of the ivory micarta....I also just acquired a nice honey colored piece of Stellar's Sea Cow. But the real question is how is it going to be received by the high end collectors? Even if we scoop up all the ivory, anything we put it on cannot ever be sold or transferred again after the ban takes hold. Gotta love bureaucracy without oversight or checks-and-balances. Fundamentally changed indeed!
 
Here is some scrimshaw my wife did on a Buck 112 with stone washed S30V blade and cow bone handles. DM
 
Here is engraving she did for a customer on a 110. The handles are cow bone. A very classy looking knife. DM
 
Here's a mother Grizzly with her summer cubs, she did for a customer on a 110. Since, I've given you several looks at different materials, see if you can identify the handle material. DM
 
Tru Ivory...to the untrained eye, looks, feels, and ages like the real thing. To the "trained" eye (those who whine about the centering of a blade being off by 0.000078 of a micrometer), these types might notice it's not elephant.;)
 
Hopefully we can find some other noble, intelligent and endangered animal to slaughter for decorative trinkets. This is truly a tragedy for inanimate object lovers everywhere!

Maybe panda shins would make nice do-dads?
 
RX-79G said:
Hopefully we can find some other noble, intelligent and endangered animal to slaughter for decorative trinkets. This is truly a tragedy for inanimate object lovers everywhere!

Maybe panda shins would make nice do-dads?
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This. Well I was actually thinking polar bear snouts, but your idea is good too.
I watched a special on how they could humanely remove rhino horn. Their methods didn't hurt the animal, and I believe they did so in a manner that it would actually grow back over time. I don't see why this isn't an option.
 
Good idea about the Rhino....of course someones gotta wrestle that sucker too the ground and talk him out of his horn! Any takers for that job?
 
What on earth are we in the knife community going to do when the ivory ban goes into effect and we can no longer get our hands on any of it for art knives? What's the substitute going to be that will still have value and inherent allure in the eyes of the collector?


Buy up old pianos, or use Walrus tusk or Sperm Whale teeth ivory. I think the ban is already in effect. Yes or no?







 
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