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Offline Doug Campbell

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W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« on: January 23, 2012, 11:00:00 AM »
Here is the first knife done with the Mammoth Ivory I found up in Sitka when visiting our daughter there at Christmas time. It'll also be in San Antonio with me next week at the ABS Knife Expo.

Laddered W pattern Damascus, 416 fittings and Fossil Mammoth.  
 
   

Thanks for looking.
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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 11:10:00 AM »
Sweet little hunter, Doug.
Probably have about 30 pounds of ivory left?
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Offline Izzy

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 11:14:00 AM »
Zero room for improvement there! Thats a fine, fine tool.
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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 12:02:00 PM »
That is a fine, fine knife.
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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2012, 01:12:00 PM »
Incredible...it looks even better than I thought it would when you posted about the Mammoth tust find!

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Offline Kevin Evans

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2012, 01:59:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline Dan White

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2012, 05:31:00 PM »
Nice knife  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2012, 07:52:00 PM »
Doug, hope i get to see it before you sell it. I'll be there on Saturday.
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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2012, 08:52:00 PM »
Wow!!
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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2012, 08:58:00 PM »
That's a really sweetknife!!
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Offline Roughcountry

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2012, 09:02:00 PM »
Dang Doug, hope the whole tusk is that color. That is one purdy knife.  :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Offline GrayRhino

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2012, 09:02:00 PM »
That is a dandy!  Love the lines on that knife.  Not only beautiful, but very functional.
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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2012, 12:37:00 AM »
Thanks guys, really appreciate it, hope somebody down in TX likes it well enough to take it home with them...

Bout that Karl...

The tusk was pretty rough Robin but there is some good stuff there just gotta coax it out. Some interesting barkie stuff I may try when I get home from TX.
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Offline amar911

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2012, 09:28:00 AM »
That is a gorgeous knife, Doug. They just keep getting better and better, which seems impossible!!! What are the dimensions of that beauty? It looks like you cut that tusk to slightly more usable proportions.    :)  

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Offline Scott Teaschner

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2012, 11:05:00 AM »
Very nice Doug. Its all the liitle things that make a knife like that stand out. Very clean refined work. I wish it was mine!
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Offline akaboomer

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2012, 04:45:00 PM »
Great detail and that caramel color ivory is splendid.
One fine knife!!

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Offline oldpaths

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2012, 09:29:00 PM »
NICE!!
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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2012, 10:58:00 PM »
Thanks again guys, tickled y'all like it.

The blade is 4" and 8 1/4" oal Allan.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: W Pattern/AK Fossil Ivory
« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2012, 09:24:00 AM »
Grand knife Doug!
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