Thanks, Jim. I had thought so, having seen lots of fossil ivory on a trip to
Alaska a few years ago. It's quite amazing stuff, and makes for some
beautiful works.
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> His filename for the straight knife includes the word "mastodon", so I
> suspect that is the case.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Gomez" <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Formerly Wrought and Cast Iron, Now Damascus Steel Knives
>
>
> > Very cool. Would the handles of the straight knife and the center folding
> > knife be fossil ivory by any chance?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Jim Nichols
> > <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> >> During an earlier discussion of the characteristics of wrought and cast
> >> iron, on January 27, 2011, I mentioned that my neighbor makes expensive
> >> knives from Damascus Steel. Wayne Harridge asked if I could post some
> >> photos. Bob gave me a couple of his photos, which I cleaned up a little
> >> in
> >> PS Elements. Links to them are shown below:
> >>
> >> Folding knives:
> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/all+damascus+_+thin+001edit.jpg.html
> >>
> >> Straight knife:
> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/T_amp_B+damas+mastadon+001edit.jpg.html
> >>
> >> If anyone has further interest in these beautiful creations, contact me
> >> off-list and I will furnish Bob's contact information.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>
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