Christmas Gifts...to myself

i have been roflmao reading all the pages on this one... i had 5 times i hit quote , then thought wate what is next...

for once i am with out some thing to say... and that dont happen offten
well for mu christmass present i was rewarded with a dream buy...
after much long serching, digging & following leads here are two i jest got...

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the above is not a 639 it is a 1776 centenal balde with a modern twist!
made by leroy remmer at buck. there are between 4 and 7 others this was the last he made like this
below are two images of the first precurser to the probous then later the 186
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the periced frames are of stock milled 440... there are 3 clip and 3 drop points... the other five were acounted for.. leroy has 3 i dont know who has the other two... i have this one true proto type... and yes leroy made it.
 
...Dave...Those knives are just breathtaking...You are one lucky guy...:thumbup: :thumbup:
 
334dave said:
i have been roflmao reading all the pages on this one... i had 5 times i hit quote , then thought wate what is next...

for once i am with out some thing to say... and that dont happen offten
well for mu christmass present i was rewarded with a dream buy...
after much long serching, digging & following leads here are two i jest got...
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Dave,
Those are two very nice knives. You are one lucky dude. I'm envious! :o
Mike
 
...and the 12 Days of Christmas keep coming; and so do the knives. A nice 118 Personal, a 1961 first-year factory knife, "barrel-nut" with leather spacers.
 
Scott Hartman said:
...and the 12 Days of Christmas keep coming; and so do the knives. A nice 118 Personal, a 1961 first-year factory knife, "barrel-nut" with leather spacers.
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OK...now that is cool!!!
Where did you get that and what did it set you back (iffn' ya don't mind)?
 
Goose, I don't mind, it won't be re-sold this decade :D , you'll have to deal with my boys or grand-kids, it was $61 on ebay.
 
Scott Hartman said:
The mammoth tooth wasn't much different than anything else stabilized, some chipping while sanding, but not near as brittle as it looks
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After seeing yours, and ordering a Bass Pro 154CPM 110, I just had to go online and get a set of mammoth tooth scales for it... ;)

If it's not too much trouble, and without revealing any secrets, could you go into a bit more detail on how you fit your Mammoth tooths??? I'm sure you have much more specialized equipment than I have, and I'd appreciate any pointers/tips you might be able to divulge... :)
 
chickentrax said:
After seeing yours, and ordering a Bass Pro 154CPM 110, I just had to go online and get a set of mammoth tooth scales for it... ;)

If it's not too much trouble, and without revealing any secrets, could you go into a bit more detail on how you fit your Mammoth tooths??? I'm sure you have much more specialized equipment than I have, and I'd appreciate any pointers/tips you might be able to divulge... :)
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...Pointers???...Tips???...Mammoth scales???...shhhhh...Don't let no one know I'm here...heh heh heh...
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DarrylS said:
...Pointers???...Tips???...Mammoth scales???
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Here's one tip I got back from the seller... ;)

chickentrax: I'm wondering if your stabilizing process fills in or strengthens any cracks or chips that may exist in the mammoth tooth???

onefossilhunter: No, but I use resin and ivory dust to fill.

So...Looks like I'll be taking my hand grinder to the Zoo... :D
 
Trax, there is only one supplier I will deal with, Ron Burke. He has spent years developing and refining his stabilization process for mammoth tooth and the ivories. He supplies many custom knifemakers, and has supplied both Buck and Mr. Yellowhorse in the past. I use my grinder,hand files and sandpaper to shape, and a 1800rpm and a 3600 rpm buffer to finish
 
chickentrax said:
Here's one tip I got back from the seller... ;)

chickentrax: I'm wondering if your stabilizing process fills in or strengthens any cracks or chips that may exist in the mammoth tooth???

onefossilhunter: No, but I use resin and ivory dust to fill.

So...Looks like I'll be taking my hand grinder to the Zoo... :D
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:eek: :eek: ...I wonder if anyone in the forum knows a pachyderm dentist...LOL...Might be a bit less "strenuous" than your method Trax...:p
 
Scott Hartman said:
I use my grinder,hand files and sandpaper to shape, and a 1800rpm and a 3600 rpm buffer to finish
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Thanks for the info! ;) I had a difficult time when I first started re-scaling, because knifemakers refer to "grinding" when they are doing what millwrights call "belt sanding" (or sometimes "ribbon sanding"). I was curious as to what you would rough cut with...I suppose I'll use a fine tooth hack saw. My last scale job (Elk antler), I cut the scale to length, glued it in place, sawed it roughly to profile with a band saw, then used a router with ball-bearing "Flush Trim" cutter (bearing riding on the liner) to get my final profile. Then finish sanding 220/320/400/600/1500 and white rouge to polish. Came out very nice. :)

But something that seems brittle, like this Mammoth tooth, I'll have to think about... :confused:

Does the Mammoth tooth smell like a trip to the dentist when you're sanding it??? :eek:
 
I was curious as to what you would rough cut with...
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I just use my metal band saw. I have a 10" wheel on my Grizzly grinder, and run back through the belts from 50 grit back to a scotch brite, then the buffers.
 
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