My first knife of the new year: Walrus and Hamon

[Jason Fry]

Here's the first one finished out of the shop for 2025. W2 with hamon, fossil walrus, and battleship Texas steel. I chose the ship steel because I knew it etches gray and looks nearly sandblasted. I wanted matte fittings.

 

[jfk1110]

Beautiful work..... Leather???......

 

[seanj]

Gorgeous! I love the matte finish.

 

[Jason Fry]

Beautiful work..... Leather???......

Pending This one will be at Blade TX.

 

[cbach8tw]

Coolio, would love to see this blade in oosic.

 

[Dusty One]

Very Nice !

 

[Jason Fry]

Coolio, would love to see this blade in oosic.

I did a big oosic/hamon bowie a few years back. Takes a special piece of oosic to make bowie sized.

 

[Jason Fry]

Sheath is done.

 

[jfk1110]

Sheath is done.

Great job..... Blade and pants.......

 

[VorpelSword]

A naive question:

What are limits and allowances on Walrus tusk ivory as they appliy to knife making and knife ownership?

I know enough to be very timid about it.

 

[Jason Fry]

A naive question:

What are limits and allowances on Walrus tusk ivory as they appliy to knife making and knife ownership?

I know enough to be very timid about it.

My understanding is that fossilized walrus is all good, except in a couple of states. Freshly harvested walrus is highly regulated.

 

[VorpelSword]

I have seen several videos where a guy is beach combing iand runs across a dead walrus or just picks up a tusk from the beach.

th explination from them is that such a tusk find is legal to hold and keep as a private keepsake but may not be sold or transferred.