Is full of inclusions,checks and cracks,hard to get solid pieces from a tusk IME
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Mammoth ivory is actually quite soft to work with, and a dream to polish.
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/knives/m...shw-mi5fin.jpg
The main problem is finding pieces without cracks and flaws, which need to be stabilised. Much of the stuff is what they call "bark" mammoth, which shows a lot of outer layer discoloration. It also warps if just left as a "scale blank". That's why Dovo put a thin liner on the inside of the scales and also seal it. I was fortunate with my knife scales that the inside was pure ivory, and I left a little of the "bark" showing for added interest.
The bark is the most highly prized and expensive because it has the mineralization in it.
I have one of those Dovo's. It's a great shaver but not one of my favorites. I got mine on eboy for a steal.
I find the balance of the razor terrible and thought the finishing of the scales were sub-par and scale matching so-so and the little mammut on the blade cartoonish.
Nice, I like the character in the scales. Something about that vs. pure white like ivory.
Beautiful razor and knife, love the character in the ivory, Enjoy!
Well I love razors ..... and pocketknives, especially Case pocketknives, and I love ivory and especially mammoth ivory. Great pix of great stuff. Thanks for the thread ! :tu
The razor does look pretty cool with those scales.
It would have been interesting if they had shaped them to look like two Mammoth Tasks :)
I think ivory is beautiful. But what is more beautiful is the elephant and the more I learn about these animals the more I believe they are the most beautiful creatures that have walked the earth. So mammoth ivory gets around the conflicting feelings that I have about elephant ivory. Sure, there is some clean ivory, but so much is not. As a boy I dreamed of going to Africa to hunt big game. Now, if I hunted in Africa, I would join a safari to hunt ivory poachers.
Whereabouts in Gloucestershire are you, I spent 10 yrs in cirencester or zoirenzester should I say.
Cinderford. Not too far from Cirencester as the crow flies, but about 35 miles by road, because there is water in the way :)