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Old 12-12-2013, 09:30 AM
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A mammoth went to the dentist

Until I started making knives, I never thought much about mammoths, especially not what happened to their tusks or teeth after they all died out. Now days, I'm pretty interested, as mammoth ivory and tooth are among the higher-end knife handle materials. It is somewhat amazing to me that these animals died out a zillion years ago, but I can buy parts of them on the internet.

Here's a knife I just put together for a customer, my first attempt with mammoth tooth. Like most teeth, it has hard and soft parts and is very brittle. Tough to drill a straight hole as the density varies so much within the piece, and it wants to chip out real bad also. Even so, this one turned out pretty good. Steel is 3/32" 154CM. This is a small, thin knife, about 7 1/2" OAL.



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Old 12-12-2013, 10:10 AM
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Jason, that is an awesome piece. Love the style of the blade and the handle just really sets it off!!!!


together the knife and the handle are just awesome!


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Old 12-14-2013, 03:28 PM
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Very nice, beautiful handle and a good shape too.


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Nice looking knife. I haven't yet worked up enough courage to attempt using mammoth ivory. Someday....
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