[Lonnie Jones]

Hi, Does anyone know any good sources for mammoth tusk for carving?

Lonnie

[LWKINDER]

Lonnie,
Ebay is where I purchase all of mine, However there are several suppliers if you Google "Mammoth Ivory" . Boone Trading sells some and there are several businesses that can be contacted through EBAY. They are reputable and reasonable for their products. You I would suspect for carving you would exclusively want to look for Siberian Mammoth Ivory, It normally is a bit more stable than Alaskan Mammoth Ivory. As always there is an exception to this rule. If you have any additional questions Please fell free to ask and I will do all I can to help you find what you need. I do Scrimshaw so I have found several people if the above doesnt work out for you.

[Doug Sanders]

Don't forget to search the archives here on TCP. The topic has come up before.

-Doug

[Janel]

Kowak Ivory is where I have purchased mammoth tusk and have been satisfied with it. It is from Alaska. Roland Quimby has been helpful with my orders.

Stability also comes from slow drying once it has come from the ground. Natasha Popova, a member here, has discussed this on the forum. She is from Moldova, and must be purchasing tusk from the continent.

My chunks come with white glue coating its ends, like waxed lumber, to slow the drying from the ends. I re apply the glue after cutting from the tusk.

Natasha instructs differently. Take a look in the archives with the SEARCH function and see what you can learn about this material.

Janel

[Lonnie Jones]

Thanks Folks You have all been very helpful. Its now time to go shoppin!!!

Lonnie

[Natasha]

Hi Lonnie !
If You are going to buy a piece of mammoth, You should buy Grade A! NEVER BUY WET PIECES!!!!!
If to be frank I don't know a place where I can buy a good piece! Sorry!

[Lonnie Jones]

Hi Natasha,
Thank you you have been very helpful, these are good thing to know.

Lonnie

[Janel]

In this past year, I have heard members say that it is not easy, or even possible, to find good quality mammoth tusk for carving. I wrote to the person from whom I purchased my tusk material from. Here is his response:

"My supply of white carvable mammoth is exhausted except for 3 whole tusks I found when I still had my airplane which I don't plan to cut up.I still have a little of this and that.Quite a bit of good fossil walrus. There was alot of ivory stockpiled during the cold war days in Russia.Thats been used up so the supply is what is collected each summer.The same was true in Alaska.There was alot of gold rush mammoth in peoples basements and garages but was eventually all sold during the 80's and 90's.Because of that and the Russian cold war supply mammoth traded at very low prices ,considering its real scarcity , all during the 80's and 90's." Roland Quimby

[Sergey Makarenkov]

Hello colleagues!
Natalia may have old stock from the time of the USSR
Mammoth tusk suitable quality in Moldova course not.
Legal ways to supply tusks are slightly
Most of the ways illegal smuggling
You can find very little dry tusks in coal mines Ukrainy whole bone catch in Russia as it is in Siberia.
From Siberia, it comes illegal Ukraine and further to Europe. Smuggling route to Europe almost ceased.
You can buy a Siberian ivory at an auction in Yakutia.
Most tusks go to Japan, Hong Kong and Korea

[Jim Kelso]

Not sure if this showed up earlier:

Boone Trading:

He's been around a long time.

[Knife-Scales]

Lonnie Jones, on Mar 11 2008, 06:13 PM, said:

Hi, Does anyone know any good sources for mammoth tusk for carving?

Lonnie

Do you have preference for the size?

[Natasha]

Hello Sergey!
Yes, I have my old reserve of pieces of mammoth, but 3 weeks ago I recieved a piece of mammoth right from Moscow by DHL, this piece was absolutely legal, Ludmila has done a lot of documents for Russian custom-house. If anybody needs her e-mail I'll give! In 2 weeks or so I'll get 6.5 kg more of mammoth, it has been already ordered by me! Ludmila is very honest person, I'm happy to work with her! The process of running some depataments and ministries for getting all documents takes about 3-4 weeks.