Warthog Ivory w/ blackwood

[J. Doyle]

Here's one I just finished for a customer.

3/16" 1080, edge quenched
African Blackwood bolsters
Warthog Ivory scales
Tapered tang

 

[Dan Pierson]

Classy! I really like warthog ivory.

 

[Marcel J.B. Morin]

What is the overall length of this knife? Thanks.

Marcel

 

[J. Doyle]

Classy! I really like warthog ivory.

This was my first experience with warthog. It works and polishes very nicely.

What is the overall length of this knife? Thanks.

Marcel

Overall length is 9" even. Actual cutting edge is 3 3/4".

 

[mostho]

Classy and elegant work.Compliments man.

 

[Marcel J.B. Morin]

That's a really nice looking knife.

Marcel

 

[brokenspearpoint]

That's a home run!! Beautifully balanced.

 

[SteelSlaver]

Great looking knife. Warthog has some great brown tones in it. I like.

 

[Burl Source]

Looking at the knife I feel the warthog ivory has more character than most elephant ivory I have seen. I am curious if I could ask a couple questions?
Did you start with scales or a whole tusk?
How was it to cut and shape?
Will you be using more? This knife is a beauty and you don't see many like it. I think you have a real winner here.

 

[marekz]

Looking at the knife I feel the warthog ivory has more character than most elephant ivory I have seen. I am curious if I could ask a couple questions?
Did you start with scales or a whole tusk?
How was it to cut and shape?
Will you be using more? This knife is a beauty and you don't see many like it. I think you have a real winner here.

those are the same questions i was thinking of. Did you have to boil it after you cut it.--thanks Marekz

 

[Hengelo_77]

beatifull

 

[Samurai Stu]

If I may, warthog is one of the best ivories to use, It is hard as hell and polished really well. No boiling is needed. You can use it straight off the animal. I have a lot of warthog and have made many knives with it. It is hard to find large enough pieces for knife scales so most are quite small. I have recently procured two 11" tusks , large enough for narrow tang blades, which i am saving for a special knife or two.

 

[Dusty One]

Very nice looking work.....A Beauty !

 

[J. Doyle]

Looking at the knife I feel the warthog ivory has more character than most elephant ivory I have seen. I am curious if I could ask a couple questions?
Did you start with scales or a whole tusk?
How was it to cut and shape?
Will you be using more? This knife is a beauty and you don't see many like it. I think you have a real winner here.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I used a whole tusk. I cut a flat spot on one side freehand with my bandsaw. Then flattened with my disc sander. Then ran that flat spot against the fence and sawed a scale. Flattened the tusk again and cut another scale out of it. Then flattened both scales with the disc sander.

I have a few more tusks here but will probably use them on smaller knives as I used the largest tusk for this one and barely had enough.

 

[Mr. Bad Example]

I like it--the handle is wonderful!

 

[hppyevraftr]

I love anything from Africa on a handle :0