All About Pocket Knives

Ivoryman wrote:Carving a few faces on these Walrus teeth. Thought I'd throw a knife in there so I could post it.

That piece at the bottom of the last pic...chocolate creme....very nice.


I build a rudimentary light box to try out for photos.

Here are some unedited trial shots.

You did good with your light box Tony.

Looks like it's workin' pretty good Tony. Nice photos!

Ivoryman wrote:Carving a few faces on these Walrus teeth. Thought I'd throw a knife in there so I could post it.

Iman, is that a jig you have made to steady the tooth while your working on it? Looks well used. I always enjoy your work.

Great Pics ALL!! YEP!!
John

doglegg wrote:

Ivoryman wrote:Carving a few faces on these Walrus teeth. Thought I'd throw a knife in there so I could post it.

Iman, is that a jig you have made to steady the tooth while your working on it? Looks well used. I always enjoy your work.

Nailed it. If you want it steady and solid so it doesn't move when you're carving or grinding on it and putting pressure on it, it's much easier to hold in a groove or slit, or hole, than just fingers doing freehand. Thanks for the comments.

Tony_Wood wrote:

Ivoryman wrote:Carving a few faces on these Walrus teeth. Thought I'd throw a knife in there so I could post it.

That piece at the bottom of the last pic...chocolate creme....very nice.

Thanks Tony. They get these out of Eskimo Middens, garbage dumps, they had so much ivory in tusks they threw the teeth away. Now they dig them up and they are weathered, stained, mineralized for hundreds or thousands of years and hence the color. The longer they were burried in soil, the deeper the color goes through. Some are colored brown or black all the way through. That usually takes thousands of years. A shallow surface color, or color that only goes in a little way is much younger usually. Burrial conditions and soil composition obviously has some to do with it too, but time mostly.

All this talk of Northwestern Tribes and carving got me looking through my library of Native American art. So here a photo of a photo with a knife stuck in there.

Great totem pole Squach. Looks like this neck of the woods too.
mores shots from the rainforest

Man that's one good looking Barlow.

Nice photos fellas, I love coming here and viewing the artistry.

r redden wrote:

@ R Redden
Every time I see a group shot of someones knife collection I find myself wanting many of the ones I don't have, like some of those I see on your table.

Took a few minutes out of a busy day to snap this pic myself.

sunknife wrote:Nice photos fellas, I love coming here and viewing the artistry.

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@ R Redden
Every time I see a group shot of someones knife collection I find myself wanting many of the ones I don't have, like some of those I see on your table.

Took a few minutes out of a busy day to snap this pic myself.

edge213 wrote:

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What is the barlow at the bottom of the second picture?

The Barlow is a 2009 double stamped, Queen/Schatt Morgan, Blade Forums, SFO with Stag covers, 1 of about 120 knives made. Very rare, very desirable.

Man MadH, what a looker. Great antlers on that one and good pair of blades to have. Like the bolster stamps too. Very cool.

Great pics folks!

Montanaman, that is an exceptionally handsome group of knives.

Sunknife, the patina on that Schatt and Morgan is absolutely beautiful.

Quick Steel wrote:Montanaman, that is an exceptionally handsome group of knives.

Quick Steel wrote:Montanaman, that is an exceptionally handsome group of knives.

kennedy knives wrote:

Thank you, gentlemen

Took this one for its first walk today.

MontanaM, great group, great shot.
Sasquach that first pic is cool, great bark on that tree.
You've all inspired me to take a couple more

Charlie, Iman great pics!

Thanks doglegg, glad you like them, I like taking them.