06-07-2013, 07:54 AM
Thanks, all. It did turn out rather well :-). Doing the rhomboid was my main worry and then the peening of the tang over the ivory.
Mammoth ivory is mainly found on the vast tundras of Siberia, there is an active search for it these days and prices are rising rapidly for the top grade material due to demand from China and Japan.
@Patrick Much depends on what kind of blade you want. Difficult to give a ballpark figure. Blade of this one was € 375, but a reticular cross section blade would have been less, as that is less difficult to make. Then there is the bladetype itself. A late Roman Esjbol has about dubble the amount of steel of a Newstead. The handle material and design also makes a lot of difference for the end total. As you can imagine, the handle on this one was significantly more then the blade itself.
Mammoth ivory is mainly found on the vast tundras of Siberia, there is an active search for it these days and prices are rising rapidly for the top grade material due to demand from China and Japan.
@Patrick Much depends on what kind of blade you want. Difficult to give a ballpark figure. Blade of this one was € 375, but a reticular cross section blade would have been less, as that is less difficult to make. Then there is the bladetype itself. A late Roman Esjbol has about dubble the amount of steel of a Newstead. The handle material and design also makes a lot of difference for the end total. As you can imagine, the handle on this one was significantly more then the blade itself.
