I took the council of several guys who caution me not to work myself to complete exhaustion. And so; I took a brief expedition to the BPS Tar Pits.

I was quite fortunate to discover THREE Fossilized Ancient Misquito Tusks!!! Two of soft natural Ivory Coloration. One of a very Dark Burl Type.



The two natural tusk in crossection.

If you look between them, above; you see the dark Burl crossection. The pattern and colors come up at certain lights and angles. Below here .....



I've digitally lightened the pic a bit. You see the composition.


I'll be pleased to see what I can get out of these new Ancientine Tusk.



Gary



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WHOOOH Gary!!!!!

THAT looks like the end grain of Fossil Walrus Tusk!!!! Exact color. Near exact pattern! Been there, seen that!!!

Found it 'yerself ya say??? Kool.

Well, get back to me when it's done.

Ok, will do! It's a shame I can't print out the images I see in my mind, of this material displayed in its final format, as a handle material. Something 1). Unique 2). Unavailable elsewhere at any price. 3). Warm to the touch. 4). Stable. 5). Won't crack, warp, split. 6). Legal. 7). Not prone to cause a riot over its usage. 8). Not prone to get your entire collection confiscated. 9). Something with a story other then that it's (as the famous Knifemaker Michael Walker used to say, "Dead animal parts"), Ha. That always got a rise out of his audience. 10). A unique Part of the Gary story.

Ok. Good talk.

High Five.

Crossections of natural Fossil Walrus Tusk Ivory (pics grabbed off the net) note colors and patterns.

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Gary

Up late I see.... Yeah, me too. Just watched a video on making a lathe cutter.. rake,relief end. Thats what i do on a friday evening. Interesting material you got there. Don't get stuck in that tar pit lest they find you in a million years.
Steve

Yeah Steve ...

I can see some archeologist in a million years going .... "Awlllllll .....who put THAT in here!!!!! Ok .... drag it out, so we can get to that Skeeter Tusk under it ......"



Gary

Gary
The ivory color would be a great looking scale for a knife like Miss Kelly showed the other post . You could maybe inlay some of the dark color into a design . Now I'm not saying it would only be good for a woman's knife though . The ivory color one reminds me a one of my favorite fly tying materials too ( polar bear) . I strangely enough have 3 pcs from 3 different areas on a bear . Each has its own beauty .


Thanks
Kurt

Hi Kurt,

You found a mighty cooperative Polar Bear, to contribute to your fly tying kit. Hahah!! . Talked him out of it - three places yet. Haha.

It was indeed, Miss Kelly; who suggested that this tusk would look great if inlaid like her knife! There ya go - Great Minds ...

Gary

It's a natural color .

Very nice in the water too . Each hair is like a fiber optic straw . The polar bear skin is like a dark purple and attracts the sun down the folical keeping them warm .

Thanks
Kurt

Hah!!!



Kurt!

I also found a very dark "Purple Fossil Palm Leaf" ..... I'll use as a very thin liner material to go under the Ivory color tusk. Hah!!! Inspired archeological discoveries, I guess.

Gary