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Offline FerretWYO

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Elk Ivories thoughts
« on: December 23, 2015, 01:33:00 PM »
A few years ago I asked what people did with their elk ivories. This is what I came up with this week.

 
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Offline Bernie B.

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2015, 01:35:00 PM »
Very nice!  You'll have a lot of memories there!     :clapper:

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2015, 01:44:00 PM »
Nice!  I have a ring and Connie a pendant that we had made with ours.

I have a few laying around that I need to get something done with.

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2015, 01:52:00 PM »
I like it.

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2015, 01:53:00 PM »
Looks good, I like that!
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2015, 02:10:00 PM »
Nicely done!     :thumbsup:
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2015, 02:10:00 PM »
I had my wife a pair of ear rings and a necklace made of some of mine, they turned out beautiful, she likes to wear them on special occasions. I really like your idea with the arrowhead, good job! I'm always looking for ways to use mine.

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2015, 02:12:00 PM »
Very nice.  I had a jeweler make a ring for each of my two daughters.
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2015, 02:18:00 PM »
Ferret, did you cast the arrow head? Really nice.

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2015, 02:21:00 PM »
I essentially carve the arrowheads
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2015, 05:26:00 PM »
Randy,

That's awesome!    :clapper:

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2015, 06:04:00 PM »
way cool
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2015, 08:28:00 PM »
Thanks you all. Hope to be able to make few for fellow elk hunters.
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2015, 10:16:00 PM »
That looks good Randy! I hope I have a longbow elk ivory some day to have to figure out what I'm gonna do with!

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2015, 11:10:00 PM »
I like it!  Mine sit around in a small box somewhere....not really even sure where.

An elk killer like you ought to have enough for one of those elk ivory dresses for your gal!   :bigsmyl:
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2015, 11:57:00 PM »
Very nice I like it.You think that might tarnish though the metals and have to keep polished up maybe?

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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2015, 07:27:00 AM »
They make a great shelf on a selfbow.  Here are a couple of pics of a James Rempp Yew selfbow.

 

 
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #17 on: December 24, 2015, 10:58:00 AM »
Really nice..........   :thumbsup:
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #18 on: December 24, 2015, 04:52:00 PM »
One I made for a guy about 10 years ago. Buffalo horn scales with the elk ivory inset into the handle.


   
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Re: Elk Ivories thoughts
« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2015, 08:47:00 AM »
Very nice, Randy. With all of the elk you've put on the ground, this could become a business venture.  
A friend's recent custom engagement ring had an elk ivory instead of a diamond. They're both very outdoorsy people and she was happy as heck with the way it turned out.

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