My Second Bruce Weaver Rhodesian

[seacaptain]

Very nice! I'm thinking I need to do a Weaver commission. I'm not even sure how to go about it though.

 

[edgreen]

Gawd I love that blast. I have mastadon ivory endpins and bridge pins on one of my guitars. I know, at the time, I thought it wasn't anymore expensive than camel bone , or Tusq, for that matter. It's been a good while though, things may have changed.

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

That would just be so cool to say..."My pipe's accent is mastodon ivory."

 

[torque]

Very nice! I'm thinking I need to do a Weaver commission. I'm not even sure how to go about it though.

seacaptain,
Mr. Weaver is very easy to deal with, I just dropped him an email and basically said "Love your stuff, do you have room for a commission?". He got back to me in less than 24 hours and things rolled smoothly from there.

 

[iamn8]

Stunning!! I have a commission on order with Parks that uses that ivory due in the fall. Congrats!!! Beautiful!!

 

[gloucesterman]

Harris, that's my idea of the perfect pipe. Great take on a classic shape and a wonderful blast. Good thing you saw it before I did!!! Enjoy
On the ivory, Native Americans are allowed to harvest it and there is a lot of it coming out of Alaska.

 

[cigrmaster]

Thanks guys. I will defitinitely be going for a commission from Bruce in the future.

 

[mvmadore]

Mastodon Ivory is an interesting material...it is ancient and can have some interesting and beautiful colorings. It is also not on the "banned" list.

You'd be surprised how much "ivory" is available in a decent sized tusk...literally pounds and pounds of the stuff.
I was a Scrimshaw artist back in the seventies when it was very popular and rather easy to get...I still have a rather large collection of ivory "blanks", sperm whale teeth...more rare...etc. Back then it was getting hard to acquire due to the rules and regs but doable as long as we were getting it through "approved" dealers, which we were.
They, ivory and sperm whale teeth, are beautiful materials to work with. They are rather dense, take a wonderful polish that allows for engraving and age to a magnificent color as long as exposed to light. My collection has been in darkness since the 70's and still look like the day I stored them away.
I've seen Mastodon Ivory used in knife handles and they are beautiful though I'd not use the knife as a beater.

Here are a few images of my stuff:

 

[crazypipe]

A very fine looking pipe ::