Registered: 10/05/05
Posts: 6904
Loc: Glen Head NY
Hi All,
It's been a while since I last posted. Life, ETC.
I was given a piece of musk ox horn by a good friend in Alaska who helped me get an old #8 re-handled with it. Work was done by Mark Knapp in Fairbanks AK. He artfully added a piece of water buffalo horn.
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Tony LaPetri RKS#1885 RKCC CM-022
Registered: 10/31/07
Posts: 7436
Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
WOW Tony,that's amazing. Really nice!
Pap
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Mike Allen RKCC-CM-086 True West Magazine Maniac Randall Collector Behring Made Collector Ruana Collector Glock Fan NRA- Life Member since 1975 mikenlu99@aol.com
Registered: 10/05/05
Posts: 6904
Loc: Glen Head NY
Thanks Guys!
David, As far as I know, it wasn't stabilized, but it was found by a State Fish & Wildlife official ... found it on the north slope of the Brooks Range which is very dry, almost dessert like and it seems to have been there for a few years. The knife maker, Mark Knapp felt it was fine, so ... we'll see!
BTW... I asked for that handle shape and some kind of spacer arangement with a good sized piece before the musk ox ... the rest I left to Mark whose work I admire.
Tony
Edited by TonyLaPetri (06/17/2408:39 PM)
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Tony LaPetri RKS#1885 RKCC CM-022
Registered: 09/14/05
Posts: 12865
Loc: Central Florida
I have a "love-hate" relationship with musk ox. Even when stabilized, I have had it shrink in cold (cool) weather conditions..."BUT"...(There ya' go again)...it is totally awesome material. No 2 are exactly alike and the patterns are remarkable (The way God made them)! Mark did a great job on your T&B Tony, and you should be quite proud of it! I'm jealous! I would hope that, in the future, Mark would initial (or mark in some way) his re-handles but there's no question of the quality. Good luck with it Gumba! Stay Sharp, Capt. Chris * PS: I'm calling this a slightly modified #22 style handle shape...CCS