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23 November 2010, 16:41
vapodog
Elk ivory
what to do with them?.....and no....I'm not into ear rings! Big Grin


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23 November 2010, 17:01
Oday450
I have one pair mounted in a nice set of cuff links.


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23 November 2010, 19:40
SBT
If you wear a Stormy Kromer railroad type hat, drill a hole in the root section of two of them, and tie them into the hats bow tie. They look great.

You can also put them on some braided leather and hang them from the skull cap of a bull elk Eureopean mount.


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23 November 2010, 19:58
Sevens
You could have a ring made or maybe a money clip.



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24 November 2010, 03:36
Nitro Express
These folks: www.kfb-jewelers.com specialize in making jewelry out of elk ivory.

I had a pair of earrings made from Scottish hill stag ivory for my late wife and they did a great job--fast, too, and reasonable.


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24 November 2010, 06:14
vapodog
Some pretty good ideas here....thanks folks!


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24 November 2010, 07:08
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I had some earings made for the wife. They are enclosed in gold. She loved them!!


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24 November 2010, 07:30
maxart
Hey Alan ,nice money clip ...is that a jackalope in silver Big Grin
Kidd'n around ....cool idea

Antone


25 November 2010, 18:33
Rub Line
I left my elk ivory sitting on a mountainside in Hells Canyon, ID. killpc


quote:
Originally posted by vapodog:
what to do with them?.....and no....I'm not into ear rings! Big Grin


Didja get one this year? I missed the thread!


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25 November 2010, 19:15
vapodog
quote:
Originally posted by Rub Line:
Didja get one this year? I missed the thread!


Hell....I thought everyone on the internet knew by now!!! rotflmo Big Grin

here's a link


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25 November 2010, 20:33
butchloc
i replaced the ivory on the flip up nite sight on my wm evans with a piece
25 November 2010, 20:44
Sevens
quote:
Originally posted by maxart:
Hey Alan ,nice money clip ...is that a jackalope in silver Big Grin
Kidd'n around ....cool idea

Antone


A trophy jackalope at that! Wink

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26 November 2010, 02:10
ted thorn
I seen 6 or 7 jackalopes in the panhandle of Texas back in October but they were all doe.

I have my elk ivory in cup in my bedroom. One day I hope to do something with them. I hope to add to the cup this winter.


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26 November 2010, 02:44
vapodog
quote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:

I have my elk ivory in cup in my bedroom. One day I hope to do something with them. I hope to add to the cup this winter.


May your cup overfloweth!


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26 November 2010, 03:07
ted thorn
Thanks Vapo...it is a small cup Wink


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27 November 2010, 02:47
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The money clip is a very cool idea.

I've wanted just a simple leather necklace, like some guides wear, with the teeth on it, but a) I don't want it to look like a Boy Scout merit badge project and b) I don't think I'm enough of a hippie to actually wear it anywhere.

I did have a belt buckle made - very bad experience. This guy used to be a big exhibitor at DSC, "bring your ivory" email prior to the show, etc. He said he'd put the ivory in to look like a hoofprint, with gold antlers on each side. Unbelievable number of messages left for him, way after he said it'd be ready and I get the tackiest, brightest piece of crap and, as an added bonus, the ivories look like eyes, the antlers look like eyebrows, so I've got this buckle that looks like "Kilroy" (I'll let you figure out what would form the nose) over my crotch! Send it back, months more waiting and I still have a piece of crap sitting in the back of my dresser that will never see daylight (except for when my son and I have had a little too much to drink and I bring it out for laughs) and a new personal record for "most expensive stupid mistake". I know I should have demanded my money back, but the jerk just simply tired me out; nobody ever answers the phone, "busy, busy, busy" when he'd finally call back, etc., etc., kinda like some of the taxidermy nightmares posted on here. I'm torn about naming him, character assasination via internet, etc., but if you want to avoid him, send me a PM and I'll tell you.

I have been blessed to kill another bull, but I'm pretty gun-shy to let anyone do anything with the ivories.

Sevens - Who did the money clip? That "jackalope" is a damn site better than my belt buckle "eyebrows"!
27 November 2010, 08:21
Sevens
quote:
Sevens - Who did the money clip? That "jackalope" is a damn site better than my belt buckle "eyebrows"!

Unfortunately guys, it's just a photo I found on google. Their website says they make them for hunters using the hunter's elk ivory though. Here's their website.


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01 January 2011, 05:06
ted thorn
Two more into the cup just today tu2


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