To ivory, or not to ivory?

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The good state of New York has decided to make any and all ivory illegal. Including old ivory that you may have owned for a long time and any fossil ivory. With that being said, you can not have ivory in New York. So I say have ivory. Because I will be damned if the government will tell me what I can do.
Mammoth Ivory.
 
I apologize if I caused any drama, that wasn't my intention. And I want to thank everyone for their comments, opinions, and most importantly, all these pics of BEAUTIFUL knives.
 
The moderators stance on politics in this thread is ridiculous. This topic and the politics behind it are deeply rooted in the history and collection of traditional knives. I had been considering a purchase of an ivory handled knife and some slabs and could find very little real info in the traditional forum. I ended up just going with mammoth ivory slabs and decided not to purchase the ivory knife.
 
Sebil ergo forte busus enero.
Nobil dous no busus, dous trux.

And that's all I've got to say about that.

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Now that's how you assemble a comprehensive collection, MerryMadMonk! How long is that in the making?
 
image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpegimage.jpgI love the stuff, and I'll always love it. Here are a few that I've posted before. I ne d to update them, just to lazy to take new pics.
The first is an old Schrade I rehandled, the second is a TA Davison, third is another old Schrade I rehandled, and the last is a Northfield. Which is one of my favs.
 
Beautiful Ivory folder collection Al! Well done and simply stunning my friend. Lloyd
 
Wilsonhome said:
That is a fine looking knife. I can't wait to get my first gent's from Mr. Dunlap in hand. That won't be in ivory though, so to stay with the topic here is my current favorite knife with ivory handles:

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What is that? Willamette Whittler?
 
draggat said:
I would say go ahead and use it, but use it with a little care..... don't drop it, don't soak it in water, put a little mineral oil on it from time to time. I wouldn't use it like a beater, but for regular everyday use, it should be fine.

If you're really hard on your knives then I'd go with micarta or delrin.
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I bought a mammoth ivory lockback (molar). The maker stablized the ivory with a number of soaks in glue (epoxy or cyanoacrylate). It's also glued to a back spacer. He said it should hold up good. I've used it as an EDC. It's seen kitchen duty, cut the back out of a chicken, vegetables, etc. Washed it in soapy water when dirty. Light mineral oil for the joints. When I'm bored watching TV, it may get a rub down with Ren Wax, not so much for protection but to make it shine...don't buy no ugly knife :)

I put it in my pocket, sometimes with change or keys by accident. The mirror polished bolsters are no longer pristine and have a few good scratches. There has been no sign of wear on the ivory. The only thing I've yet to do is drop it on a hard surface, but it has hit the carpet a few times.

That being said, if I bought any ivory knife, I'd be asking all sorts of questions about how the ivory was stabilized (or not) and whether or not the covers would handle use. I've seen too many vintage ivory handled knives with issues.
 
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What is that? Willamette Whittler?
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Yes, its a Williamette Whittler. I have a Fremont Jack in elephant ivory as well but don't have a good picture yet.

Have a couple with mammoth. Maybe i will put together a group shot this weekend. This thread is making me want to add a few to the collection as well. Some amazing knives on the thread so far.
 
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