What kind of knife is an Old Hickory?
Vintage late 1940’s to 1950’s Tru-edge Ontario Knife Co butcher knife, “Old Hickory” handle with brass pins and carbon steel blade.
What happens when you put bone and ivory on a knife handle?
Since the coefficient is much different than steel, movement can be outright extreme. Often, pins and epoxy do not prevent movement, and eventually the bone, horn, or ivory shrinks, checks, and cracks away from the pins, bolsters and tang. This does not necessarily mean the end of the knife.
What kind of handle do you use for a pocket knife?
Usually, the choice to use horn, bone, or ivory is one of tradition. Most of us grew up carrying jigged bone handled pocket knives, and in my day, we even carried our knives to school. Every boy had his own knife, and occasionally we would find one that had been dropped, or lost, laying in the dirt around the playground equipment.
When did they start carving ivory knife handles?
There are good examples of carving ivory from as early as ancient Babylonia, 2300 B.C. The tradition of using animal parts for his handles continued throughout history, and continues today. Tradition, beauty, texture, and value. Usually, the choice to use horn, bone, or ivory is one of tradition.
Since the coefficient is much different than steel, movement can be outright extreme. Often, pins and epoxy do not prevent movement, and eventually the bone, horn, or ivory shrinks, checks, and cracks away from the pins, bolsters and tang. This does not necessarily mean the end of the knife.
How old is the oldest ivory handled knife?
This ivory is at least 10,000 years old, and we use only the best quality to insure that they are as tough as modern elephant ivory but with the magic that only extinct prehistoric furry elephant ivory has, talk about a talisman!
Vintage late 1940’s to 1950’s Tru-edge Ontario Knife Co butcher knife, “Old Hickory” handle with brass pins and carbon steel blade.
What kind of ivory are ivory handled knives made of?
Mammoth & Mastodon Ivory Handled Knives: Made from genuine woolly mammoth and mastodon ivory from Alaska, the Yukon and Siberia (all legal to ship world wide with the exceptions of New York and New Jersey).
