Mammoth Bark Ivory

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Putting the high price tag aside, what is your opinion of this scale choice? How does it feel and were you impressed when you received ii. Also what is your guess as to how old the mammoth ivory is?
 
I don't have any myself. Many people are really taken by it. Certainly, some of the pictures you see posted on this site make it look amazing! I don't think I'd go for it myself, I couldn't justify the price tag to my management ... ahem* wife.

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Depending on where it's from I believe the date range is 15 to 40 thousand years old. The quality of Mammoth ivory seems to vary a great deal from pieces that will very likely crack to very solid. The Mammoth from Alaska seems to have the best colours overall because of the mineralization in the area.

Best regards

Robin
 
Personally, I love it. I have two or three.

I know you said, "apart from price" but actually that is my only objection to the stuff. It is beautiful, but has almost doubled in price since the elephant ivory frenzy.
 
Some variety in the material
Dowell
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Dr. T
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Jim Dunlap
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Rick Menefee
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I love it, and the pictures above explain why. So much variety to the material. I especially love when it has a green and blues, very lovely material imo.

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It's truly amazing that it's possible to be holding something that is that old. I wonder though, is it so scarce that it should be stored in a museum rather than be carried around?
Elephant ivory I don't like because poaching bothers me a great deal as I'm sure it does many.
 
It's a real challenge to work with but looks and feels great when it's done.
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cards94 said:
It's truly amazing that it's possible to be holding something that is that old. I wonder though, is it so scarce that it should be stored in a museum rather than be carried around?
Elephant ivory I don't like because poaching bothers me a great deal as I'm sure it does many.
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It is not scarce as there are still thousands upon thousands of tusks to be discovered by miners, Eskimos, river explorers, hunters, etc. It is amazing that so much has survived after tens of thousand of years. Alaska, Canada and Siberia has probably the best stuff with China a distant
third. You can still buy it by the ton. Elephant poaching bothers everyone but the poachers which are Africans. They sell to middlemen who sell 99% to the Chinese.....not Americans. Obamas' proposed ban of all things made of elephant ivory is absolutely ridiculous. He was misinformed but it sure makes good political fodder.
 
John L said:
It is not scarce as there are still thousands upon thousands of tusks to be discovered by miners, Eskimos, river explorers, hunters, etc. It is amazing that so much has survived after tens of thousand of years. Alaska, Canada and Siberia has probably the best stuff with China a distant
third. You can still buy it by the ton. Elephant poaching bothers everyone but the poachers which are Africans. They sell to middlemen who sell 99% to the Chinese.....not Americans. Obamas' proposed ban of all things made of elephant ivory is absolutely ridiculous. He was misinformed but it sure makes good political fodder.
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How can you tell if a piece will very likely crack or if it's stable?

Also for the experts, any special care for Mammoth Ivory? I'm assuming just treat it like bone with a light amount of mineral oil every once in a while?

Pipeman said:
Depending on where it's from I believe the date range is 15 to 40 thousand years old. The quality of Mammoth ivory seems to vary a great deal from pieces that will very likely crack to very solid. The Mammoth from Alaska seems to have the best colours overall because of the mineralization in the area.

Best regards

Robin
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John L said:
It is not scarce as there are still thousands upon thousands of tusks to be discovered by miners, Eskimos, river explorers, hunters, etc. It is amazing that so much has survived after tens of thousand of years. Alaska, Canada and Siberia has probably the best stuff with China a distant
third. You can still buy it by the ton. Elephant poaching bothers everyone but the poachers which are Africans. They sell to middlemen who sell 99% to the Chinese.....not Americans. Obamas' proposed ban of all things made of elephant ivory is absolutely ridiculous. He was misinformed but it sure makes good political fodder.
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Its really beautiful stuff, "Mastodon & Wooly mammoth Ivory" and I refuse to use modern ivories for the reasons stated.

While there may be tons of Ancient Mastodon & wooly mammoth ivory in the permafrost. Going out during the seasonal melts and risking frost bite at the least & freezing to death at the worse from sudden storms is not for the faint hearted. Its far more dangerous than gold mining in the Yukon for instance, I read some accounts in a book a few years back of what the native Siberian peoples go through to harvest it. These people lived in the Kara Sea area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia#Geograph

Rough & dangerous life & occupation to say the least.
 
John L said:
It is not scarce as there are still thousands upon thousands of tusks to be discovered by miners, Eskimos, river explorers, hunters, etc. It is amazing that so much has survived after tens of thousand of years. Alaska, Canada and Siberia has probably the best stuff with China a distant
third. You can still buy it by the ton. Elephant poaching bothers everyone but the poachers which are Africans. They sell to middlemen who sell 99% to the Chinese.....not Americans. Obamas' proposed ban of all things made of elephant ivory is absolutely ridiculous. He was misinformed but it sure makes good political fodder.
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I would love to land a Northwoods Freemont Jack in mammoth ivory, and would like to know what it's origin is. If the Mammoth ivory on the upcoming Freemont Jack is from China, I won't be buying the mammoth choice but will opt for another choice on the scale.
 
My preference in ivory is Walrus which is legal in Canada because the Inuit people are allowed to hunt for sustenance and may also sell the ivory. I have a bunch of old Walrus that I picked up through trades. Very different from Elephant and mammoth as it is solid with no growth rings. Mammoth makes a great accent to the creamy white ivory. This handle and sheath are Walrus with piano key Elephant ivory spacers and a Mammoth spacer.

Best regards

Robin
 
Mammoth, Fossil Ivories Can come from the frozen north all around the planet. Call the company and ask them?
 
I have one knife with mammoth covers. Beautiful, but I think it's just OK. Stuff feels like a rock to me. I wish I had gotten the knife made with elephant ivory instead as it looks like that option will no longer be available.



- Christian
 
kamagong said:
I have one knife with mammoth covers. Beautiful, but I think it's just OK. Stuff feels like a rock to me. I wish I had gotten the knife made with elephant ivory instead as it looks like that option will no longer be available.



- Christian
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So the stuff is very heavy and inconvenient to carry around?
 
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