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Author Topic: Elk Ivory  (Read 978 times)

Offline FerretWYO

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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2010, 08:50:00 PM »
They are real teeth.

These are the types of ivory.

Types of ivory
Elephant and mammoth ivory from the tusks of bull elephants and mammoths. Walrus ivory from the tusks of a bull walrus. Sperm Whale and Killer Whale ivory Narwhal ivory Hippopotamus ivory Warthog ivory Elk Ivory from the bugling teeth of bull elk.
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Offline momo-t

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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2010, 09:28:00 PM »
Saved the Ivories from my 1st Trad kill elk knowing someday I would use them.Got Jack Kempf to inlay an Ivory in the riser of my Kwyk-Styk. Turned out looking pretty cool.    
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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2010, 03:27:00 PM »
That my friends is one of coolest things I have seen...mine is a necklace but perhaps it can be converted to something like that!
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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2010, 10:27:00 PM »
Here are a couple I have done. One in a friends longbow I built for him, the other on mine. Neither ivory is mine     :(  
One of these days....
 

 
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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2010, 10:37:00 PM »
Nice work Ryan really like the looks of that riser in the bottom picture and the Ivory is cool!

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Offline Lurefish

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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2010, 08:21:00 AM »
A man in Alaska made this knife for me and I had him put a brass lined hole in the handle.....Ken Jeffries
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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #26 on: January 22, 2010, 09:53:00 AM »
Wow!  That is cool.  Wish I had the opportunity to get one myself.  Those are very nice.
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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #27 on: January 22, 2010, 10:26:00 AM »
For you guys that shoot cow elk, don't forget.....cows have them as well.
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Offline George D. Stout

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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #28 on: January 22, 2010, 11:04:00 AM »
Well I'm relieved....I thought elk grew tusks while I wasn't looking.
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Offline BigAl

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Re: Elk Ivory
« Reply #29 on: January 22, 2010, 11:55:00 AM »
I'm not into jewelry and such but figured they'd look good on the hat band.

 
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