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Elephant hair bracelet
04 November 2008, 03:00
jeff hElephant hair bracelet
Does anyone know the name of the company that makes the elephant hair bracelet with the silver knots. I have the tail hair from my Bots elephant. I have seen what appeared to be real elephant hair bracelets with a silver knot.
If you can give me a name and number
Thanks
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04 November 2008, 03:19
PostDriverJeff, the only ones like you describe I've seen have been at a jewelry display at Afton Guest House. There was an itinerant jewelry sales guy there. The silver-knotted ones were kinda nice in a unique way, but it turns out they're giraffe hair. Buyer beware.
My ele's tail was turned into regular bracelets and a nice necklace/choker. I don't know where you could find anyone here who could do the bracelets with silver knots, but I'll bet somebody here'll know.
Oh, and why don't you just come to Dallas for the DSC show in January? There'll be several jewelry shops there who do African stuff.
Dennis
04 November 2008, 03:20
retreeverWhere here is a gold knot...
http://www.elephanthairbracelets.co.za/ Mike
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04 November 2008, 04:42
jdollari have seen these on display at the SCI Convention but don't know the name of the company. rest assured though that there is a company that makes them and if they there at this year's convention, i will get the name for you- if you don't mind waiting a few months.
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04 November 2008, 05:09
jeff hThanks guys, I am going to Dallas this year. One of my buddies is getting married during Reno.
I wanted to get a head start and not wait on the shows. My elephant had lots of hair but it was too short to make the all natural ones in camp.
I want something made from my elephant hair.
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04 November 2008, 13:07
WillI'd just buy one. At least you have killed an elephant which qualifies you to wear one!!
But I myself prefer to pick an elephant with long tail hairs.
Take your hair to Dallas. Who knows, someone might do the gold knot thing.
I got a bunch of very long, and incredibly thick, hair. In case you find someone that can make them up, let me know.
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04 November 2008, 22:32
Wendell Reichquote:
Originally posted by jeff h:
My elephant had lots of hair but it was too short to make the all natural ones in camp.
I want something made from my elephant hair.
Have you thought about an Elephant hair toe ring?
Wait, you already have one, try maybe a pinky ring ... oh crap, I remember now, you have that one covered too.
Anyone know how to make an Elephant hair tiara?
05 November 2008, 02:22
jeff hWendell should you not be working on getting your client's trophies home. If you would stay focused maybe you would not have these problems

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05 November 2008, 02:51
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05 November 2008, 03:47
Frank MartinezThe gentleman at Afton was very open about the bracelets he had and notified us (those in the room) about the distiction between the Girraffe and the Elephan bracelets.
I found that even some of the vendors at the Victoria Falls Licensed sales area did not know the difference in the bracelets they were trying to sell.
There was someone selling the Elephant bracelets at the Dallas show when I was there and had to stop when asked by F and G. Maybe he did not have the proper paperwork.
Frank
06 November 2008, 21:03
PSmithquote:
Originally posted by Will:
I'd just buy one. At least you have killed an elephant which qualifies you to wear one!!
But I myself prefer to pick an elephant with long tail hairs.
Take your hair to Dallas. Who knows, someone might do the gold knot thing.
I got a bunch of very long, and incredibly thick, hair. In case you find someone that can make them up, let me know.
Will:
I looked again in your book and I don't see a chapter on tail hairs and the techniques of field judgment of tail-hair length. Maybe that's why my tuskless only had about 25 hairs total and the longest one was only 4 inches.
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09 November 2008, 03:47
Tim CarneyNot to hijack the thread, but does anyone know who in Namibia can make an elephant hair bracelet. Taxidermist could not a few years ago and I've some (long) tail hairs sitting in Windhoek awaiting a bracelet maker?
Regards, Tim
09 November 2008, 05:43
namibiahunterquote:
Originally posted by Tim Carney
Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone know who in Namibia can make an elephant hair bracelet. Taxidermist could not a few years ago and I've some (long) tail hairs sitting in Windhoek awaiting a bracelet maker?
Take them up to Okahandja and you'll probably find one of the crafts people who can make it for you.
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09 November 2008, 06:28
retreeverTim,
usually the skinners in camp or game scouts have made them for me... So, I would get in touch of PH and see if any on staff or friends of his can get er done...
Giraffe hair is soft and pliable like a horses tail, like black dacron fishing line... The ele hair is stiff and some is very thick... Mike
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09 November 2008, 07:00
chipolopoloIf you have several bracelets, the ones you are not using coat with vaseline, they get brittle and break otherwise.I learned the hard way and it cost me 50k to replace them??

10 November 2008, 01:38
retreeverChip, should have washed them in hair conditioner, since they are hair now split ends...
Mike
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www.pvt.co.za " MAKE THE SHOT " 450#2 Famars
11 November 2008, 09:21
chipolopoloRetreever,
Why save them, as soon as these last 3 split I have an excuse to get some more!
12 November 2008, 20:21
llamapackerDoes anyone have directions to tie a braclet yourself. I have some nice, long elephant hair, and would like to make a braclet. Suggestions?
Bill
13 November 2008, 03:26
jeff hBill I do good to tie my shoes
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13 November 2008, 14:37
Martin GodioBill,
I made one (of solf wire) just a couple of days ago following this directions:
http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/200508/msg00549.htmI have to train some and find some elephants willing to donate some hair.LOL
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15 November 2008, 14:19
Willquote:
Originally posted by PSmith:
quote:
Originally posted by Will:
I'd just buy one. At least you have killed an elephant which qualifies you to wear one!!
But I myself prefer to pick an elephant with long tail hairs.
Take your hair to Dallas. Who knows, someone might do the gold knot thing.
I got a bunch of very long, and incredibly thick, hair. In case you find someone that can make them up, let me know.
Will:
I looked again in your book and I don't see a chapter on tail hairs and the techniques of field judgment of tail-hair length. Maybe that's why my tuskless only had about 25 hairs total and the longest one was only 4 inches.
Damn, can't even make a ring out of that!
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Will / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun.
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"Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped.
“Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped.
red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com
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If anything be of note, let it be he was once an elephant hunter, hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go.
15 November 2008, 23:32
PSmithI'm not sure which one of us was the baldest...
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I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery
I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas"
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16 November 2008, 00:40
WillNow I see your problem.
Wearing bracelets while hunting eles and suspenders! Really, really bad muti!

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Will / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun.
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and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor, GOA, NAGR
_________________________
"Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped.
“Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped.
red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com
_________________________
If anything be of note, let it be he was once an elephant hunter, hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go.
17 November 2008, 04:46
BigBBearPeter Hepburn has bracelets made with either gold or silver knots. You can probably find him at Blackbeard Hepburn Safaris in Kasane Botswana. if you PM me, i will look up his email address for you.
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17 November 2008, 18:34
Steve Malinverniquote:
Maybe that's why my tuskless only had about 25 hairs total and the longest one was only 4 inches.
Long enough to produce ele hair rings?

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Stefano
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18 November 2008, 03:20
llamapackerMartin,
Thanks for the link. That looks like it should work great.
Bill