Wade,,, just Wade,, in Mammoth

**Walterbowens** · 10-09-2014, 03:50 AM

Just STUNNING!!

**yardie** · 10-09-2014, 04:00 AM

I'm absolutely stunned by what Mark has accomplished with this piece, absolutely blown away.

This will one day belong to my son when he's old enough for it, Mark, I cannot accurately express my gratitude.

Also, a big thank you to Hart for the suggestion of mammoth ivory.

**Wirm** · 10-09-2014, 04:11 AM

Great work, the ivory is unusually white. Most of the mammoth ivory I have seen has a brown or blue cast from sitting in the muck for eons absorbing minerals. I get a little nervous when working with a nice piece of wood, can't imagine working with something so precious without a three finger scotch primer. (I know , bad Idea) Kudos mycarver !

**llalm** · 10-09-2014, 05:30 AM

mycarver, you never cease to amaze me
i love vintage WB, esp early 1800s
most of all, sexy scales!

**pixelfixed** · 10-09-2014, 05:56 AM

Amazing piece of Mammoth, have never seen it that white,looks great

**EisenFaust** · 10-09-2014, 06:08 AM

Lovely stuff! Have lusted after a few 'Magnum Bonum' on eBay over the years, they're few and far between.

**MJB** · 10-09-2014, 08:30 AM

Love that, 'Wade' very cool.

**mycarver** · 10-09-2014, 02:36 PM

Hi guys and sorry for the delay.

I used the term " original" loosely with the intention of copying the design of the scales the razor currently had.

The material is unusually light in color compared to other pieces I have seen. I 'kinda prefer this to seeing the cracks and dark color splotches though on a specific razor that too could work. But this also is quite different from all the traditional ivory I have .

It worked about the same as regular ivory . Slow going when thinning the scales since it's so hard. Harder I think than the other stuff. Wears out paper and belts in short order.

Working ivories is about on par with say , antler, bone and things like that. And being so hard you can't really make a mistake as any changes happen so gradually. Nothing gets away from you.
If you pause for a second on a sanding drum with horn for example , you'll remove a lot of material and possibly screw up the scale. Here? You're lucky if it shows up.

Thanks again for your comments and input. Hopefully I answered all the questions.

**pixelfixed** · 10-09-2014, 02:57 PM

Mammoth is much harder Than Elephant because it is partially minerilized,I just use the regular stuff,much more user friendly

**mycarver** · 10-09-2014, 03:16 PM

I had a suspicion. Thanks. And it also seems the ( schrager?) lines and grain seems more pronounced . Sort of like Oak grain vs. pine.

Nice piece you have there. Now, slice it lengthwise and the pointed end will be the hinge end for a massive custom razor! Already has the shape of a cool scale.

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