Sculpted Ivory-Damascus Hunter-Paul Long Sheath added

Thanks for the explanation John. I completely understand your artistic choice. They add a some flair, especially when perfectly done like these and as a bonus they are another way to showcase the high (stratospheric in your case ;)) skill level of the maker.
 
John White said:
Thanks for the compliments, guys. This one was fun.

Joe, all my Pre-Ban knives are custom orders, and I've not had any push-back. In this country, we have customs control to counter smuggling, as well as a supply of legal, Pre-Ban ivory, as you note.

Like many an aging hippie, I'm a rabid conservationist. All wildlife is threatened by ever-increasing human population, and it's attendant habitat loss. In addition, lack of effective government in many African countries, and the blind eye to smuggling by other countries adds poaching to the elephant's threats. Wild animals only chance in an increasingly crowded world is to be of some kind of economic benefit to to host countries population, and to have their habitat preserved by active government and non-government efforts. In southern Africa, this type co-operative work has given the elephant a space to exist. Just as in the U.S, legal regulated hunting, safaris, preserves, private and government conservation efforts that also benefit humans, are the only practical ways to save wildlife.

There, got that rant off my mind.

Patrice, the high, faceted domes are just my particular artistic choice, although a side benefit may be a lessoned chance of cracking the ivory, since I peen "over" the surface. That's not the primary reason, though. I just like the way it looks.


John
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Good rant. I think that what we have discovered in recent years is that after a while, poaching, smuggling, etc. ends up being just like any other type of organized crime no matter how it got started. You have to not only give th elocal folks another way to make a living, but also make it more risky than lucrative for the big money men. The problem with wildlife products is that there are still places in the world (whihc we will not name) where folks don't give a damn what happens elsewhere as long as they get their product that they believe makes them more virile, etc. and there are many more people with money in those countries today than say 40 years ago.
 
Here 'tis with it's Paul Long, Shark on Shark" sheath: Fully lined tooled leather, with brown shark chevron, and black shark inlay.

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Beautiful knife! Very nice damascus pattern.

Kind regards,

Jos
 
Absolutely gorgeous, John.
Paul's sheath makes for a superb package.

Doug
 
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