I was asked to make couple of knives using stabilized elk horns from Idaho and D2 tool steel.
First one is a hidden tang hunter: Oregon myrtle/red stabilized buckeye spacer/elk horn. Some old gouges from rut fight on the horn can be seen.
(http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Myrtle-Elkhorn600-1_zpspkegkzxx.jpg) (http://s595.photobucket.com/user/mokamura_photo/media/Myrtle-Elkhorn600-1_zpspkegkzxx.jpg.html)
Second is another one of my Integral Hilt with tapered tang knives: Stabilized Claro walnut with elk horn cap using G-10 spacer.
(http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Elk-Claro%20Integral%20Hilt600-1_zpsyyw4u37b.jpg) (http://s595.photobucket.com/user/mokamura_photo/media/Elk-Claro%20Integral%20Hilt600-1_zpsyyw4u37b.jpg.html)
(http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Elk-Claro%20Integral%20Hilt600-3_zpsdfirfznl.jpg) (http://s595.photobucket.com/user/mokamura_photo/media/Elk-Claro%20Integral%20Hilt600-3_zpsdfirfznl.jpg.html)
(http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt31/mokamura_photo/Elk-Claro%20Integral%20Hilt600-5_zpsrbfhl3hq.jpg) (http://s595.photobucket.com/user/mokamura_photo/media/Elk-Claro%20Integral%20Hilt600-5_zpsrbfhl3hq.jpg.html)
Pretty sweet Mike!
Very attractive knives.
Both are nice but the first one really caught my eye. Great knives Mike. :campfire:
Really like that first one Mike.
Like em both Mike. Can you tell a lot of difference between stabilized and non-stabilized elk horn?
No, not really, Doug. I thought stabilization process would help fill-up the spongy middle of the horn with resin, but not this particular horn. May be another stabilizing outfit can do that, I don't know. Both stabilized and non-stabilized horns polished well, so I am inclined to not send any more of my horns for stabilization.
DANG!
Those are simply fabulous!
Keep up the great work!
Shoot straight, Shinken
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