TI Pangolin in Musk Ox

7/8 TI Dreadnought in Musk OX horn with new spine.

Spine work and scales were done by mycarver. :rock:
Thanks Mark, it turned out perfect.

Spine work was based on the Wheatfield pattern from TI but it looks more like a Pangolin. These incredible creatures are one of the most endangered groups of mammals in the world. Not to mention how rare it is to see Musk Ox on a razor. This stuff has a lot of motion and depth when seen in person.

I wanted him to keep it big and chunky to preserve as much of the horn as possible. Plus that's just my style and preference. He made the wedge end mimic the dreadnought tip of the blade. Double brass washers on the wedge and single on the pivot to finish it off.


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Here's a Pangolin.

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He started off with this razor.

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My birthday is coming up, this year....;^)

Gorgeous razor.

Have a great day...

Nice,

The horn is reminiscent of some mammoth tooth knife scales I have seen.

Musk Ox is the bomb. You don't see it often. It is gorgeous stuff.

That is some beautiful horn there. I don't think he will miss that amount much :<0)


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Don't worry about the musk Ox Nunivac Island has plenty.

Those Musk Ox scales are incredible!
The spine work is beautiful!
Congratulations and enjoy!

Pete <:-}

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Originally Posted by FAL

Don't worry about the musk Ox Nunivac Island has plenty.

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That's what they said about the elephants. There are plenty of everything until someone thinks that cancer can be cured with Pangolin scales.

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Originally Posted by RezDog

That's what they said about the elephants. There are plenty of everything until someone thinks that cancer can be cured with Pangolin scales.

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Muskoxen are highly regulated and in many places enjoy full protection from hunters. They are even reintroducing Muskoxen to areas that hunters once decimated their populations. Most of the Muskoxen populations are within national parks and they are protected from any hunting. Ranchers are now raising them like cattle for legal harvesting and population restoration efforts.

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Had the opportunity to shave with this blade tonight. Mark put one bloody wicked sharp edge on it. I do love how TIs sing to you. BBS with little to no effort.

One more razor away from my completing my dream set. Well ok maybe 2. ;-)

I have spent a lot of the past 40+ years forgeing knives and have worked with a lot of scale material but muskox is a new one for me its absolutly georgeous !!!

tell me are the scales cut with or against the grain?

the muskox is incredible tell me are those scales cut with or against the grain Im thinking against?

I have spent a lot of the past 40+ years forgeing knives and have worked with a lot of scale material but muskox is a new one for me its absolutly georgeous !!!

tell me are the scales cut with or against the grain? Im thinking against?

seems like I a way to go before I work out forums this is my first :gaah:

They are cut in slabs like this. then the scales are cut from it.
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