Elephant ivory photo fix!

stevetexas & Thor I Am, could I respectfully ask you to consider editting-out your posts so as not to pollute the thread with off topic stuff? I'm going to do that on my initial response.

Those discussions are useful and valid, but this is not the thread for it, IMHO.
 
Dobruski´s Atlantis model.
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It had seen some use.. :D
 
Thor,

There is so much nonsensical stuff in your post that I do not know where to start.

I have edited out the comment that you most disapproved of by request.

As a matter of fact, I first came to E. Africa in 1971, after being born in Texas. I have never been in South Africa.

If a thread about the Politics of Ivory ever begins, I hope I see it and am able to respond.

The pics of knives with Ivory on them are beautiful. In general, I think it looks better after it has become a bit yellow. Some people age it by putting it in tea, others by using water that has had tobacco in it. The best way is to let the sun do it.

Steve
 
TAH said:
Has anyone ever had an ivory handle crack? In my 21 years of collecting elephant ivory handles, I've only had one handle crack. It was a S.R. Johnson boot knife.
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Am I the only one who has experienced this sadness and agony?
 
Earl, I would like to thank you for posting the Clay Gault Knives! I think it is the first time I have seen Clays work on the forums. Clay is old friend from here in Texas,and is a real character. Clay, for those unfamiliar with his work, is one of the very few who do his work by hand. Files, sand paper. There is and old saying in the knife business, that if you get a Hotel room next to Clay at a show, you can put your ear to the wall and hear "scratch-scratch-scratch", all night long. It's Clay with his push stick putting a hand rubbed finish on one of his knives. He over the years has worked more Vasco Wear, than any maker I know of. Can you imagine working the toughest ,most abrasion resistant steel out there totally by hand. OOOOOUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!!! He is a TEXAS Legend, and A Knife Making Legend! He is the real deal!!! Mike Lovett
 
mlovett said:
Earl, I would like to thank you for posting the Clay Gault Knives! I think it is the first time I have seen Clays work on the forums. He is a TEXAS Legend, and A Knife Making Legend! He is the real deal!!! Mike Lovett
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Here Here i had an old slipjoint from Clay somewhere I got it from Gary Shaw about 10 years ago ..and traded it back to him towards a Richard Rogers Piece..wish I had held on to it
 
I could clog up this thread. ;)

My own collection has a number of exampls:

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LOOK closely at the RH scale in the butt end. You can see the nerve in the center of the tusk:

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This one will fill in the blanks for a few onlookers and make others cry...

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I have two other ivory Pearce's, and they are wonderful, but they have notable cracks in them. This stuff is natural and fragile.

Great thread. :thumbup:

Coop
 
Years ago, I owned a Hill Pearce ebony and Damascus folder and sold it. I'm still kicking myself! :grumpy:
 
Amazing knives guys, three thumbs up :thumbup: :D :thumbup: :thumbup:
A side note, the more I look the more I like those Bose folders ;)
 
flava said:
Amazing knives guys, three thumbs up :thumbup: :D :thumbup: :thumbup:
A side note, the more I look the more I like those Bose folders ;)
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They LOOK great and they WORK even better.
 
One of my "Topo Gigio" mini-balisongs... I'm working on my fourth one now...coming down the home stretch. I love the look of carved elephant ivory and I've used it for the scales on each of the four Topo Gigio's.

Dennis Greenbaum

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I'm more of a fossil ivory kind a guy but I do like ivory of any kind. Here's a couple.
 

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I didn't think I had one in elephant but I do :)

PS, It's an old one.
 

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