Buck 110 in Dinosaur Gem Bone

Redrummd

Redrummd

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This Buck 110 was done with two matching dinosaur gem bone slabs that are fully agatized and a "rainbow" of colors. Very, very rare for already very, very rare dinosaur gem bone!

Enjoy! :D

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now that is nice nice buck ! thanks !
is it as hard to do as other stone like lapus ?
 
I guess it depends on what you consider a lot... I only charged $50.00 for the work but the dinosaur bone cost nearly 3 times that... :eek:
 
Has there ever been a 'human' bone 110 ?? There is 'Dino Poop' for sale from collectors...Would that also look cool too....?? Ah, too many meds......
 
Most dino poop (coprolite) is just not that good looking. Occasionally a piece with nice fortifications is found and that makes a nice handle.

Although I do use other exotic materials including bone - I think human bone is a bit too far out in left field for even me..... :eek::eek::eek::eek:
 
334dave - Go to the picture album on my profile page. There are a couple of petrified wood knives in the album. The answer is "yes" I do use petrified wood.....

bodydamage - The scales are adhered with loctite 324. They are "stuck on" 10 times tougher than the wood ones I remove. You would destroy the stone and liners trying to pry them off.

I have NEVER had a customer report a scale becoming loose although I have had a few loosen during grinding and sanding under a water spray for hours. The usual cause is a small amount of mineral oil that remains trapped in the stone from cutting with the diamond blades I use. Mineral oil is the saw blade lubricant. I soak the stone after cutting in a soapy water bath but there is always a problem piece every once and a while. Of course now that I figured out why there was an occasional failure the failures are very rare now.....

I can remove the scales only by heating the knife to about 95 degrees centigrade or boiling them in water for usually more than 30 minutes....
 
Redrummd said:
Go to the picture album on my profile page. ....
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You've got some really great looking knives there, Redrummd; you have quite a talent. I really, really like that petrified wood. :thumbup: So what is your favorite "stone" for handle material?
 
Tin Sue - First, thank you for your appreciation of what I am doing as that means a lot to me.

My favorite is dinosaur bone as it is so rare and just seems to have so many colors and patterns that I often am torn about selling some of what I have.

I get most of the very best I have in trades or in personal deals. For example the dino bone in this knife was part of a barter trade and next week I am going to the home of a jade dealer that ran into a 25 pound batch of dino bone slabs from a old collector as he was picking up a slab saw he was buying from the guy. I get to pick any slabs I want or I can buy the whole batch for a reasonable amount over what he paid and the reasonable amount might end up being a knife or two from my personal collection that I will be taking with me to his home....
 
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