Thread: Show me your knives

Originally Posted by shift14

We had an antique dinner gong that she hated, wooden base with metal plaque that said "Sierra Leone 1905".
The gong was suspended by red cord from 18" long elephant tusks.
I was going to sell it on TM, and was out at Svord picking up some knives when the subject of Ivory came up, and the difficulties around selling it, seems I'd only be able to sell it through an auction house......so a deal was done......I got this and a Peasant Knife.......now she says I'm not allowed to get blood on them

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That's some beautiful material. I once saw a few knives with Mammoth Ivory handles.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

That's some beautiful material. I once saw a few knives with Mammoth Ivory handles.

Mammoth Ivory is sort of readily available, has no import/ export restrictions and doesn't cost moonbeams as they're no longer a threatened species, as opposed to Ivory. I've seen plenty at a knifemakers in Howick......if you're interested ?

Originally Posted by shift14

Mammoth Ivory is sort of readily available, has no import/ export restrictions and doesn't cost moonbeams as they're no longer a threatened species, as opposed to Ivory. I've seen plenty at a knifemakers in Howick......if you're interested ?

Cheers. The Yanks have cracked down on all ivory, extinct or not which is kinda stupid. Good to know we are not so anal but I bet it will not be long before we are there too.
As far as knives go, I have too many to hide from the cook now, let alone another one. Thanks for the heads up anyway.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Cheers. The Yanks have cracked down on all ivory, extinct or not which is kinda stupid. Good to know we are not so anal but I bet it will not be long before we are there too.
As far as knives go, I have too many to hide from the cook now, let alone another one. Thanks for the heads up anyway.

No problem. The mammoth ivory gets sluiced out of the perma-frost every thaw by locals, and comes to market at the US knife shows.
Whale teeth and Walrus Ivory is sought after. There's a lot of faked scrimshaw teeth and tusks, relatively easily copied with RTV mpilds and decent resin, then "aged" to look the part.

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