Lets see some impressive handle material.

Whether intended, there does appear to be faces in that knife -- one of which I had not seen before. It is a kewl little knife though. I recall that there was a thread re handles last year or earlier so the originator of the thread might want to do an archival search.

At one time I thought I was getting a Geno Denning Chute knife with Kudu but that did not work out so I do have a Dusty Moulton hunter and its handle looks like this

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here is some fossilized Mammoth tooth on a folding dagger by Frank Niro

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some premium Walrus Ivory on this fighter by David Broadwell

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6" of fossil walrus on a 22" long axe by Steve Mullin

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carved damascus on a small folder by Brian Lyttle

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just to show a few
 
Wow thanks for all the photos. I especially like that walrus on the Andres peice. Don your making me drool with that colorful mammoth ivory. That blonde peice with blue spots is very strange. I posted this one a while ago but this is a new image so I wanted to share it.
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Wow! Lot of pics so far. Look what you started, Jon :thumbup:

My latest acquisition, This is primo mammoth with the bark on (left natural). I will treat it like stag and leave as much of the natural surface as possible.

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ryan9977 said:
sorry i don't have any pics but a quick question for you don.....are those pieces of ivory treated in any way to get all those colors or are they a natural phenomenon......all the way from green to blue to red.....if they are natural do you know what causes this to happen.....sorry for going off topic.....ryan
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ryan, the colors come from the ivory absorbing the elements of the minerals in the area (in the ground) surrounding it.

Iron = reds;rust

Gold= Blue?

copper = Green?

Not sure if I'm right on the minerals/colors?

Anyway, one of natures beautiful wonders.

I love the colors in this ivory.
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Don, you are killin' me! :eek:

Ray - yes, there are faces and they are spooky!

Roger
 
thanks for the info kevin.....i kinda figured that was what was happening to the ivory but i didn't wanna guess.....ryan

hope i posted these pics ok....here's a new one i just got from the one and only tai goo.
 

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Kevin Jones said:
ryan, the colors come from the ivory absorbing the elements of the minerals in the area (in the ground) surrounding it.

Iron = reds;rust

Gold= Blue?

copper = Green?

Not sure if I'm right on the minerals/colors?

Anyway, one of natures beautiful wonders.
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Kevin,
The Blue colors come from vivianite,an iron phosphate,
and the Greens come from gold.
So I've been led to believe.

Some amazing stuff in this thread! :cool:

Doug
 
Doug C said:
Kevin,
The Blue colors come from vivianite,an iron phosphate,
and the Greens come from gold.
So I've been led to believe.

Some amazing stuff in this thread! :cool:

Doug
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Thanks Doug, I was trying to remember which was what. Interesting stuff.
Ivory just amazes me.
 
Doug C said:
Kevin,
The Blue colors come from vivianite,an iron phosphate,
and the Greens come from gold.
So I've been led to believe.

Some amazing stuff in this thread! :cool:

Doug
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You sure about that Doug? I alway understood that gold is one element that doesn't break down when exposed to acids. Exposing it to acid is one of the old ways of checking its purity.
 
jdm61 said:
You sure about that Doug? I alway understood that gold is one element that doesn't break down when exposed to acids. Exposing it to acid is one of the old ways of checking its purity.
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Joe,
Don't remember if I read that in an encyclopedia, an AG Russell catalogue or one of the forums online somewhere but I'll make that my little mission tonight and get back with the results.

Doug
 
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