Walrus Ivory Knives

mwschilling

mwschilling

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At the Arkansas show I bought an incredible Walrus Ivory hunter made by Jerry McClure. I'm still trying to get photos worthy of posting. In the meantime, I would love to see other makers and collectors post their Walrus Ivory knives here. I've always loved mammoth but now I think I've found a new favorite ivory material.
So, lets see them...
 
Rod Chappel, natural walrus ivory (not fossil), circa 1984.


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McClure Walrus Hunter
Here are a couple quick photos I took with my Iphone. I tried to clean them up but they still don't do this knife justice.





 
Is that a very loose twist or a high layer random pattern with a lot of disruption? Either way, it's pretty outstanding. And that walrus is top notch too.
 
This one has some subtleties of color that are nice. The first actually shows the color better but the Cuck Ward photo is the finished knife.
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Just a hint of it here, at the tail of this Michael Rader Cru-Forge V integral, Koa handle, fossil walrus cap. Paul Long, Clothier.
 
Jason Knight, JS test knife.
Carolina Bowie I acquired from Peter G.
My first Knight. :)

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A close up of the hairline crack that hasn't moved at all in the years I've had it.
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Doug
 
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