Ivory Handle Beauty Contest

[Kevin Jones]

There's some beautiful Ivory knife handles out there in many colors, types and shapes. Here's your chance to show some of yours or just any you may have photos of.
Walrus, Mammoth, Elephant any kind goes.
Perhaps we can identify the top six or eight then conduct a Poll to determine the winner!
Here's a few to get us started!!

Winkler Bowie:

Winkler Neck Dagger:

Fisk Officer's Military Upgrade:

 

[T.K.C.]

That Fist is outstanding!! I LOVE that one.

 

[JeremyM]

One of my favorites is this piece of walrus that Tom Ferry found for a tanto he did for me -

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Just check out this page on Don Hanson's site. There is a lot of fantastic ivory to see there.

http://www.sunfishforge.com/hansonbowiegallery.html

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Here is a really nice piece of walrus ivory on a Shane Taylor knife. Image taken from BladeGallery's website.

 

[mlovett]

Can I Play? Not the most beautifule out there. But easy on the eyes. Mike and Manuela

 

[mlovett]

An Oldie. 1991. Bad Pic. Sorry. She is in walrus Ivory. Actually has striking grain. But it doesn't show up in this pic. You can see here that I had "A LOT TO LEARN!!! Still do! Especially with the photos. I have given up. Can you say Coop? You can really see his tallent in the first pic! Mike and Manuela

 

[jjtjr]

Here's a some.
A Hugh Bartrug MS folder:

A Dr. Jim Batson MS Bowie:

A Wayne Valachoc MS folder:

A Jerry Fisk MS Rojo:

A Fisk MS sendero:

A Fisk MS folder:

 

[ddd]

Carved walrus tusk on the left and carved Sperm whale tooth on the
right. Both by Vladimir Burkovski (Israel).

David (ddd)

 

[T.K.C.]

WOW, those are all some spectacular pieces!!

 

[Chuck Ward]

Here is one from Cliff Polk that I like

 

[ptgdvc]

This is a nice bit of Ivory that was employed by Don Hanson III.

 

[Kevin Jones]

Don's always got the good stuff. How about the artifact walrus from last year's Blade Show?

Here's some mammoth slabs I've been saving for years for my first custom folder.

 

[T.A.DAVISON]

I have one here to add, luv the Ivory. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

T.A.Davison

 

[Keith Montgomery]

A nicely carved piece of walrus ivory by Rick Dunkerley.


Edited because I can't provide a link. Sorry.

 

[canineforge]

Here is some nice mammoth on one of Don's I picked up at the Plaza Cutlery show. The W2 banding is an added treat with this one.

Nice thread, Kevin. I will post some walrus later.

- Joe

 

[RAN]

Hey Mike..That set is Right at home in this thread...

 

[shaldag]

I love ivory, but have no facilities for taking pics now.

However, occasionally someone else does my work for me:
(hope this works)

http://www.sunfishforge.com/folderhansonbluedag06.html

 

[The Savage Rabbit]

 

[Murray White]

andre andersson

George Cusino and Ray Beers

Brian Lyttle

Bud Weston

Jose deBraga

Lyle Courtice scrim by Warren Hargraves

Bob Crowder

Fred Slee

Dennis Friedly scrim by Linda Karst

Schuyler Lovestrand

enought for now. can add more later