Ivory ...........when nothing else will do

wow -that was an informative ivory based mind blast.
a question -are pig tusks made of ivory?i'm thinking yes but you can perhaps confirm or deny this.
cheers
great post.
 
Boggs said:
NORTHWOODS ENGLISH JACKS IVORY and EXTERIOR MAMMOTH IVORY

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Boggs said:
VAN REENEN IVORY

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You are making it very easy to hate you... :D Love these two! (not that I despise the others...)
I always loved ivory on small objects, and especially knives. I do consider it my favourite handle material, and your pics are an excellent evidence of the reason why. Thanks for the thread.

Fausto
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Fantastic knives Jim, I'd say you have some of the nicest ivory I've ever seen.

I have one,a Scagel Dogwood and I've noticed when I carry it that it has a different "feel", hard to explain I guess. Nearly everyone I've shown it to thinks it's just white plastic. Only one person looked very closely and gave me a funny look and guessed ivory.
 
What a fantastic set of great knives. Thanks Jim.
 
What a great collection Boggs. Ivory has always fascinated me. Any knife looks better with ivory on it. Some day I'll make or have some made from the tusk I have.
 
Those are some beautiful knives, Jim. Thanks for posting them!
 
Thanks again for the comments.....

meako.....Since we know Ivory is the teeth/tusks of animals in the Pig Family Boars teeth have been considered as an Ivory,but I don't think I've ever seen a domestic or feral pig sought for its teeth...
 
Just so I don't bore anyone...a condensed version of what Ivory is...

Ivory tusks and teeth consist of an inner pulp cavity surrounded by dentine. Dentine is a combination of mineralized connective tissues and collagen proteins. An external bony layer called cementum, commonly called bark or rind, covers the dentine. Most tusks and teeth have an additional external enamel layer covering the cementum, but young elephants and walruses only have enamel on the very tips of their tusks. Their enamel is quickly worn away and it is not replaced. Dentine is the main component in ivory and it is this layer that is utilized for carvings, inlays, etc.

Ivory forms in layers upon layers like placing a cone on top of a cone.
Over time these layers form a pattern of concentric growth rings similar to growth rings in trees. If you make a cross-section in ivory you will see these lines, called "Lines of Owen."
 
When I was small, a family friend had an old set of ivory dominoes that she let us play with (carefully).

As far as I know, that's the only time I've ever handled the genuine article. I can still recall the feel of the bones; each piece was cool, smooth, and weighted just so in a way that even today's always-improving materials cannot replicate. Almost the best part was the sound the dominoes made when shuffled or stacked, clear and clean.

The tactile pleasure of playing with those dominoes haunts me to this day.

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Beautiful knives!

Oh, dear.

~ P.
 
A little something different a thumb stud slipjoint for one hand opening from the Czech Republic

Ondrej "Papi" Berkus

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Amazing knives.

Excellent synopsis of ivory information.

THANKS!
 
Beautiful knives and a stunning handle material by any means...I have always been told that pig tusks were ivory,in fact,pig hunting is often called (chasing ivory)...i have handled both and they are a very similar substance to my inexperienced eyes.....my sharkheads got a jaw full of them.........FES

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Boggs said:
Just so I don't bore anyone...a condensed version of what Ivory is...

Ivory tusks and teeth consist of an inner pulp cavity surrounded by dentine. Dentine is a combination of mineralized connective tissues and collagen proteins. An external bony layer called cementum, commonly called bark or rind, covers the dentine. Most tusks and teeth have an additional external enamel layer covering the cementum, but young elephants and walruses only have enamel on the very tips of their tusks. Their enamel is quickly worn away and it is not replaced. Dentine is the main component in ivory and it is this layer that is utilized for carvings, inlays, etc.

Ivory forms in layers upon layers like placing a cone on top of a cone.
Over time these layers form a pattern of concentric growth rings similar to growth rings in trees. If you make a cross-section in ivory you will see these lines, called "Lines of Owen."
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Ivory and teeth are always... getting bored?!;)
Sorta Shark is that fes?
 
Boggs...thanks for the lesson and showing these exceptionally beautiful knives. What is the age of that Robeson? Just a stunning batch in that picture.
 
Gevonovich.......

I'm not quite sure of the date,though being Queen Cutlery owned and knowing that similar congress knives were made for Schatt&Morgan each year from 2004-2008 that had signature bolsters..somewhere during this time frame would be my guess
 
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