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Offline rd2903

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Working fossil ivory
« on: August 10, 2003, 03:52:48 PM »
Working on a big bowie(damascus) 1/4"  Plan to use nickel silver for guard. I have a piece of fossil walrus tusk that has started to crystalize in center.  I have never worked any of it before, will it work like regular ivory?
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Retired Military, 21 years US Navy Seabees started making knives about 5 years ago.  Really like it alot.  Build mostly hunters & skinning knives with a few big bowies.  Logo is grizzly paw.

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Working fossil ivory
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2003, 03:24:08 AM »
Been trying to post to this for three days; freaking system wasn't having any of it.
   Never worked the stuff; too rich for the knives I build. However intend to put some on a personal knife for myself one of these days. That way I'll know it gets used instead of settin in some collection somewhere gatherin dust. Whenever I have a question about something for knifemaking, I head for www.ckdforums.com.  You might post that question under the "fit and finish" forum. Be curious what kind of answer you get from any source.
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