IVORY - 'Big Cat Dagger'

[Chui]

Born and brought up up in Kenya, love the big cats...

As the South African knife makers cannot sell any ivory out of the country I had taken some faux ivory to them and commissioned a Loveless style dagger.

The material is casein and is actually made from milk protein.

Neill Schutte, who made the knife and Sharon Burger, who did the scrim - both said it was like working on the real thing.

To say I'm pleased with the result is an understatement, hope you enjoy the pics...

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[I.N.F.K]

Nice what's the steel?

 

[Mark Knapp]

My gosh that's nice

 

[Chui]

Nice what's the steel?

Bohler N690..........I think the only steel that they can quench of that size (14" long) in that part of SA

 

[Ulf Krogstad]

Nice knife:thumbup: I wanna get a tattoo or custom knife with this face engraved on it.

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Hard to believe these ones derived from the apex cats.

 

[black mamba]

Beautiful knife, but be careful with the casein. It seems extremely susceptible to movement, both expansion and contraction.

 

[Chui]

Beautiful knife, but be careful with the casein. It seems extremely susceptible to movement, both expansion and contraction.

- would guess you're talking casein of old, not the latest products/reincarnation....?




.........your namesake, next to my vehicle last week...

 

[black mamba]

Great pic! Some Great Eastern production pocket knives were made in casein about 6 years ago, so pretty recent stuff. Bad record of shrinkage (bolster gaps) and splitting at pins from swelling. A controlled humidity environment is your friend.