Fragments of Mammoth Tusk...

[Stuart Mitchell]

...dated at 10,000-40,000 BP, stabilised under high pressure and set into resin to form a solid block.

Not finished yet but amazing material, it feels like you can look right into it, solid too, no voids or fissures.

Not everyone's cuppa but it is very nice.

 

[Tegner]

Very nice is it a commission
Regards
Ken

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Very nice is it a commission
Regards
Ken

Thank you, it is Ken, yes.

 

[User00047]

Awesome!!
It even has a naturally “camo” effect to it too!
Not true about the green blade though Klenchblaize would probably like it, I reckon.

 

[SSN100]

Do you normally put liner on the back of a bolster or is it particular for this handle material?

 

[SSN100]

Do you normally put liner on the back of bolster or is it particular for this handle material?

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Do you normally put liner on the back of bolster or is it particular for this handle material?

Sometimes I do, sometimes not there is no hard and fast really for me.

When this material arrived I was a tiny bit dubious as to it's strength so I decided to support it with some thicker than normal G10 liners, as the liners were a little thicker than the ones I would generally use I decided to run it along the bolster too, I think it works well.

The plan was for two stainless Corbys as fixings, as I saw it all coming together I knew that those black, carbon fibre ones would look better, so I managed to make contact with the client and we had that chat, he went with it and again I think they work very well.

 

[Ludders]

Looking very good, that is a thing of beauty

 

[malmick]

I like the way you have run the liner at the back of the bolster and it fits in really well with the carbon fibre fixings. I'm also taken by the shape of the handle, it's a shape I like. It will be good to see a photo of the whole knife once you get the tape off the blade. Very nice work Stuart

 

[SSN100]

I like the way you have run the liner at the back of the bolster and it fits in really well with the carbon fibre fixings. I'm also taken by the shape of the handle, it's a shape I like. It will be good to see a photo of the whole knife once you get the tape off the blade. Very nice

Sometimes I do, sometimes not there is no hard and fast really for me.

When this material arrived I was a tiny bit dubious as to it's strength so I decided to support it with some thicker than normal G10 liners, as the liners were a little thicker than the ones I would generally use I decided to run it along the bolster too, I think it works well.

The plan was for two stainless Corbys as fixings, as I saw it all coming together I knew that those black, carbon fibre ones would look better, so I managed to make contact with the client and we had that chat, he went with it and again I think they work very well.

it does work well, very smart. Are the carbon bolts on a steel thread?

 

[takbok]

Looks great! Mossy mammoth camo is very fetching

 

[User00047]

This is definitely one of the best looking knife handles I have seen in my life.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

With the tape off and now with the owner...

Hi, Stuart, just received knife it’s a work of art the handle is fantastic very pleased thanks very much.

 

[Acm]

Nice blade shape too. Is the resin mammoth hybrid as heavy as the straight mammoth tusk?

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Nice blade shape too. Is the resin mammoth hybrid as heavy as the straight mammoth tusk?

That's a good question, thinking about now yes, heavier, the resin hybrid is quite a bit heavier actually.

 

[Acm]

That's a good question, thinking about now yes, heavier, the resin hybrid is quite a bit heavier actually.

That must make for a very solid feeling tool.

 

[Trilby]

absolutely awesome. is it readily available? are there good sources for it? how does it hold up with use?

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

absolutely awesome. is it readily available? are there good sources for it? how does it hold up with use?

Yes, readily available, the material is made in Denmark I believe but there are retailers dotted around too.

I suspect it'll hold up very well, once stabilised/set into resin it really is very solid, I think bonding to that thicker G10 liner will help it no end too.

 

[Dazb1967]

Absolutely stunning as usual

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Size isn't everything of course but this will make quite the thing, inspired by the knife in this thread and started today, it will get the same type of 'Mammoth Fusion' handle scales.









150mm blade length, currently 5mm thick (that might reduce to 4mm, not sure yet), hollow grind, tapering tang, mirror polished and stainless bolsters.

Spoiler: Think this but in that mammoth...