How to CUT Mammoth MOLAR ( I WAS SCARED)

Well you never learn if you don't try new things, and this time it worked out! Mammoth molar and ivory is some of the coolest material for knife handles and i'm glad I figured out how to cut it properly without causing any damage to it or myself!

[@mikerisher1536]

You should post all your experimental videos that failed. I think we would all live to see them and they would help us see what doesn’t work. Alex Steele posts his mistakes and that’s part of what I like about him

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I’ll do that more!

[@Kodiak_Edge]

I have that same exact saw for doing tile work before I retired, so that's cool because I want to purchase some mammoth soon, anyhow, thanks!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

It works great! Thanks for watching!

[@ABACUStoPC]

Interesting video. Mammoth teeth are very hard to work with if not properly stabilized, this material consists of three types of layers which are all different in texture that's why it's so easy to break. The white layer, very similar to quartz in term of texture , is the hardest and most brittle part of the tooth, it is always this layer that causes the breaks and ruin the work. Glad you got some really beautiful slabs out of the big chunk

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Very accurate!!!

[@loworbitimagery]

Helped me! Thanks!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks for watching!

[@dlbknives4869]

I've never ought any of that just because of price. Good info thanks!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Crazy expensive but so nice!

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

No problem 👍

[@chrishenry5945]

I saw that on your Instagram. It is awesome!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you!!!

[@trainwon5699]

Great job thanks

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you for watching!

[@joeladams4779]

Thank u so much!!!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks for watching!

[@stahlhart8998]

Beautiful

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Just ordered five more blocks of this stuff! Super nice material!

[@mirullah83]

Nice

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you

[@widneyburton5559]

Hey, where did you buy that? I have been trying to find a good supplier

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

This block came from Scott bullpit.

[@billclancy4913]

I have a set of mammoth scales, and wondering what to use to drill holes ?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I just used my standard cobalt drill bits. Make sure they are new and sharp

[@GemPassionpl]

what thickness of diamond blade you have ?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I’d have to check! It’s whatever one that comes with this wet saw and it works pretty goood!

[@Mr2112Scotty]

Still open and lots of tooth and tusk scales for sale

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Nice!!!

[@paleogeology9554]

$130 for that mammoth tooth is actually cheap!!. We've been mining and selling lapidary materials for 22yrs and typically mammoth tooth sells for $1 per gram ( $454 per pound) up to $2 per gram. Just depends on the piece. YOU REALLY NEED TO GET AN ACTUAL DIAMOND LAPIDARY BLADE!! Tile blades will do the trick but the rims are so wide they tend to build up too much heat and sometimes crack your material. Especially tusk and teeth!! Plus with such a wide blade your loosing almost half your material by the time you slab a rough tooth up into slices so an actual lapidary blade is well worth it!!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Very good to know I’ll check into those!

[@hanzaadrian7078]

Do you have a site where you sell your lapidary materials?

[@bill4639]

Thank you. I will not be working with that stuff.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

It’s nasty to work with but the end result is always awesome!

[@marinabrennecke5495]

I have seen two times guys using a band saw. Not a good idea. This material is very hard and it can crack easy if you drill a hole in it. Since some years if have also a block mammoth tooth but I fear to use it.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

It is very fragile material to use. Sharp drill bits and wet saw is key!

[@craigkennedy6058]

Is it ok to get wet?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Yes