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10,000 year old fossil mammoth ivory cufflinks. |
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20,000 year old fossil mammoth ivory necklace. |
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60,000 year old fossil mammoth ivory tie tack. |
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]]>Hello, My name is Lee True Hulcher and I am writing this today to introduce myself and say “Thank You” for being a member of my Mammoth Ivory Creations Community.
]]>Hello, My name is Lee True Hulcher and I am writing this today to introduce myself and say “Thank You” for being a member of my Mammoth Ivory Creations Community.
As you probably as ready know, my already small world is rapidly shrinking, first socially, with the lose of my Fossil Ivory Group on Facebook, due to the ban on Animal parts sales. Now Google is following in stride with their own ban. I understand the idea, but think that it is sad, that even though Fossil Mammoth Ivory is completely legal, the two biggest social contributors refuse to allow it.
The second contributing factor to my rapidly shrinking realm is global warming. Let me explain to you why.
When Mammoth remains are exposed either through mining or naturally through erosion, the remains only last a few years before they biodegrade and turn into chalk. With the Northern Arctic Permafrost melting, this exposes the remains of the Mammoth’s to moisture that is absorbed into the tusks and speeds the molecular action up. Items that would have been preserved for 1000’s of years, may now only survive for a decade or more.
This is what makes my Mammoth Ivory Creations special. The rarity of this gorgeous material, the fact that no two pieces of Fossil Mammoth Ivory are ever the same, and it’s age. My pieces of Jewelry range from 10,000 to over 300,000 years old.
When you own a piece of Fossil Mammoth Ivory, you own a piece of History. You also own something that not many people in the world ever get a change to see, none the less hold in their hands and pass down to their children. Every piece of Mammoth Ivory Creations Jewelry is absolutely Unique.
I have over 34 years experience working with this wonderful material and over 10,000 pieces, of One of a Kind Jewelry made. I am one, of just a handful of jewelers in the United States to deal with Fossil Mammoth Ivory and a leading authority within my ranking of individual professionals.
If you are fortunate enough to own a piece of my Intaglia jewelry made from Fossil Mammoth Ivory, you are extremely lucky. The very limited numbers of items created and the fact that I am the only person that makes Pinned Intaglia Mammoth Ivory Jewelry, will soon make these pieces, Priceless.
By being a member of my community, you also get first hand selections to every piece made. You buy direct from the studio, guaranteeing the lowest price, and a vast knowledge of every single piece made. If there is a flaw, you will know about it before you buy. This is the main reason, I offer a Lifetime Warranty of the Maker, because, I hope, I look that good when I am 10,000 years old.
Another benefit of being a member, is the Custom Order options. If you see something you just love in the Gallery of Past Work, you have the option to order a similar item, handcrafted just for you. Or if you need something custom made, that works too.
My goal is to educate the members of my community, so they in turn can share the knowledge and privilege of possessing this unique material, that is part of our world culture and so very limited. I want to be able to share with you, my extended family, the highest quality, affordable product, so that when you need a gift for a friend or loved one, or maybe yourself, you will think of Fossil Mammoth Ivory Creations.
]]>Photo 1: We start with this solid backing piece of 10000 year old Fossil Mammoth Ivory from Alaska. It is used to form and stabilized the design.
Photo 2: Next the design is formed of varies ages and colors of Fossil Mammoth Ivory and then the pieces are pinned together with stainless steel pins.
Photo 3: This is the formed top Design.
Photo 4: From the back side each piece is traditionally pinned at an angle to ensure that no pieces ever come loose from the backing.
Photo 5: The pins are then sanded down and glued in place.
Photo 6: This is the final form. Then a 600 grit sanding and a thorough polishing.
The Fossil mammoth Ivory in this creation ranges in age from 10,000 years old, (lower left white piece) to 80,000 years old (lower right piece). All colors are 100% natural, just the way they came out of the ground. Colors form from the minerals absorbed from the soil the tusk has laid in for 1000's of years.
I think this Bolo Tie will be set with Blue Leather and Sterling Silver Tips. photos to follow after this piece is set.
by Lee True Hulcher
Mammoth Ivory Creations
The first step in to Flatten a large piece of Mammoth Ivory and decide on a design. In this case I chose a long narrow piece of 30,000 year old Fossil mammoth Ivory as a base because the design I wanted to make was based around a darker piece of mammoth Ivory,
The next step would be setting the design pieces and making sure they were all completely flat and square. The objective here is to have no visible fault lines or gaps in any surface. This is all done with magnification, and at the time I was working with less than 15% eye sight do to sever cataracts in both eyes.
This is the piece of Mammoth Ivory I chose to work with. What a challenge. I have no idea the true color, but I was hoping for some blues. Finding a solid piece was the second challenge.
Ahhh maybe.
I split it apart but there were no guarantees.
Not what I was expecting but it will work.
I pick two pieces of white Mammoth Ivory and a piece of Ebony to be the focal area. I than add two pieces of the darker mammoth ivory for the upper and lower regions, but before I add them, I will pin the white mammoth ivory and the ebony together. They will also be pinned through the back plate with either stainless-steel pins of ivory of the same color.
at this point the two end pieces are added and the finished shape is decided.
Almost done.
The finished product.
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