Purchased my first Amherst Cutlery Custom

biggerjon

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Pappy1959 is a member on this site. He posted a prototype knife for sale in the Makers section. I bought it. This knife is amazing! The fit, finish, and materials are amazing. I am sure I will be buying more and I am sure he will be a force to recon with in the custom market.

This is his site

Here are some pics of my new baby...
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If anyone wants any super hi-res pics of this beauty, just let me know.

Cheers to Pappy! :thumbup: :D
 
good score! That's a clean sweet little knife:thumbup:
I for one would love to see a profile shot of it if you get a chance:)
 
pardon me for being stupid, but do you want a pic of it opened and lying on its back/front?

:)
 
not stupid!
open, lying on its side, straight- on shot.
 
Here is the best that I could do without any good lighting. I am just relying on the flash. :(

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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
sweet!
thanks!
 
Kevin,

Just for clarification, the mammoth is not from the north sea. It is from Siberia, Yakutia actually.

North Sea ivory is not stable enough to be used for knives and we are very careful not to let North Sea ivory sneak into our inventory.

Thanks.

Keep Care,

Pappy (from Amherst Cutlery)
 
Great looking knife and fantastic mammoth. As stated, as fine of a specimen as could be hoped for.

Peter
 
pappy1959 said:
Kevin,

Just for clarification, the mammoth is not from the north sea. It is from Siberia, Yakutia actually.

North Sea ivory is not stable enough to be used for knives and we are very careful not to let North Sea ivory sneak into our inventory.

Thanks.

Keep Care,

Pappy (from Amherst Cutlery)
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Thanks for sharing that information here, as some well known makers (particularly Scandinavian makers) who also pride themselves in knowing ivory use and even prefer north sea ivory for it's deep and vivid colors. Though I'm surprised they would sacrifice stability for color.

As a matter of fact, I chose the "north sea mammoth" for the folder in my avatar from Don Hanson's "north sea stash" that he seemed to value among the finest in his vast collection. :confused:
 
We should start a thread on mammoth ivory. There is so much to know.

Mammoth from the North Sea does have wonderful colors. It is highly unstable because of being under water for so long. Most of the interior ivory rots. The bark often remains intact and absorbs iron and copper compounds from the sea water. This is what gives us those wonderful, vivid colors.

North Sea bark can be stabilized. It is somewhat difficult, but it can be successfully stabilized so it can be used. We have stabilized some North Sea bark in our facility, but I am still not comfortable putting it on a knife.

Lots of people out there doing lots of different things. I have my particular outlook and opinion based only on my experience. That certainly doesn't mean that I'm right. So, no criticism intended for anyone who uses North Sea ivory and uses it well. Maybe they know stuff that I don't know?

Thank you for enjoying the knife. The color on those handles is spectacular!

Pappy
 
You are right Pappy, there's so much to know.

I'm fascinated by the stuff. Just to hold a piece and first realize the age and history of that piece, then second what occurred over thousands of year to make it what it is today.
 
Great knife!


Pappy

I took a look at your website and was quite impressed. Even your production knives look awesome for an excellent price. :thumbup:

Jeff Velasco
 
I keep coming back to that photo. Ivory like that is one of the most appealing things to me when looking at knives.
 
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