The Mammoth paring knife experiment

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greg c

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Decided to add mammoth to my favorite factory kitchen paring pattern- the GEC H20 in drop point.

Thanks for the mammoth Mark Knapp!

Will post followup pics as the mammoth ages in daily use.


I used one piece split in two for the knife- you'll see in later pics that the pieces aren't quite big enough to cover the handle
but this way I can do two knives pet set of covers. :thumbup:





Used corby bolt construction.












I rounded the edges of the handle to ease the transition into the ivory.






With its less well dressed brother.
 
Work to be proud of, Greg! :thumbup::thumbup:
Thanks for the interesting photos of the work in progress. :cool:

- GT
 
Very nice! I'm liking that a lot! Great project. I'm curious if you added a slot to the brass rod to ease pushing them into place? Are they peened or epoxied?
 
Love it, came out great!
 
Nice work, Greg C!
And a pleasure to use I am sure!
 
BearBug said:
Very nice! I'm liking that a lot! Great project. I'm curious if you added a slot to the brass rod to ease pushing them into place? Are they peened or epoxied?
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Quick search for 'Corby Bolts' turned this up (I was unfamiliar with the term and looked them up). Once in place, you sand / grind the heads smooth.

I would guess that a 'best practice' would be to use some red thread Loctite, as well.

corby.jpg


Oh, and that's a great project and great looking knife.
Mmmm, mammoth.
 
Thanks for the kind words all.

BearBug, MrBitters has it right with the Corby bolts. I also epoxied the mammoth to the steel, getting epoxy in the bolt holes and locking them down in the process. Perhaps of interest, the original scales are fastened at the factory with cutlery rivets.
 
A few weeks have gone by and I've been using it to cut up fruits nearly every day for the kids at breakfast or to blend into smoothies, there have been a few meatier tasks as well...





I've done no maintenance but giving it a gentle soap and rinse after use, we'll see how it holds up as time goes by.

It is interesting how the grain of the mammoth is dependent on how the light source is angled- nearly absent from one direction and revealed when the knife is rotated 90 degrees.



 
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