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Hey guys I want to change the handle of my razor not to happy with it and it has 2 cracks in it so need some ideas.
What would you use for your handle out of Africa ( giraffe bone, ivory, horn hard wood etc) give me some idea please.
Many thanks
Ryan
Have used all of the above
I think like horn cause it's available, fairly inexpensive, doesn't absorb water very easy and a classic look. But all that you mentioned would be cool.
And what's your favorite
I don't make scales, but if I were to have someone make them ........ if it was an ordinary every day razor I would be happy with acrylic, G-10, carbon fiber. If it was something really nice ivory or horn. Definitely horn or ivory for an old Sheffield if the condition of the razor was fine enough to warrant the expense of the new scales.
Ivory,hands downQuote:
Originally Posted by Ryan81
You can cross the bone off your list now unless you have some secret stash no one else has found.
That leaves wood, horn or ivory. How much money and work do you want to put into it? Ivory is available (still) but relatively expensive and fragile, wood probably takes the most work but is the least likely to warp and moderately pricey to cheap depending on species, horn is hit or miss to find what you like, but in my experience the quickest to work, not very expensive and likely to warp.
I'm not up on it, why is bone now scarce ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Splashone
I love ivory but with all the new regulations I'd be leery of using it on anything I didn't expect to keep till they plant my carcass.
A current thread on the forum about bone being hard to find in 6" or longer lengths. Many are looking but not finding much...
I would probably use unobtainium, but you have to deal with those pesky Na'vi. Absent that, I'm a fan of unique micartas.
Got 2 15lbs tusks but I am keeping them for something special
How sad:) a baby elephant:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan81
A dead one nevertheless ........ :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I think my dad has a couple of giraffe hunts this year I can't ask for a couple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splashone
No Jim, the yearlings lose the tusks just like kids lose teeth:) you can just go out in the bush and pick them off the ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Biggest I ever had was 90lbs,world record (which I have seen in person) is 220 Kg for the pair.
Attachment 161837could use the carbon fiber I got
Wow, didn't know that Bill. Curious, what would a full grown tusk measure out to in length, and what would it weigh ........ on average ?Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Is no average but 70/100 lbs was the norm back in the days of big game hunting,They did not live that long,esp after Getting a .505 Gibbs express in the brainbox.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
We use a 458lott
:OTQuote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I've read and re-read African Rifles And Cartridges, by John 'Pondoro' Taylor many times. Quite a book about the old pre-WWII days of ivory hunting in Africa. Not a hunter myself tho.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ers-known.html
This is the bone thread so far white or a minimum order of 30 pairs 6&7"x1"x1/8"
But the search continues still waiting for replies from some more sites
Acrylic.
Very easy to work with, does not warp over time, cheap, you can get all kinds of bling ones if you want to.
Giraffe Bone can be found in the lengths needed...just have to be sure to leave no room for error in shaping and design...
https://www.giraffebone.com/bones/gi...e-handles.html
Has anyone used elephant bone before and if so how did it turn out
