I make my own earnings and necklace jewelry out of them. I don’t like the commercial rings etc that you see for sale or as in the pic of the inlay on the knife in response to your question. I leave the tooth whole and my husband uses a 1/16th drill bit to drill a hole in the root so I can feed an earring wire or chain for necklace through. I think this tells a better story than just the bottom end inlaid in something where most people wouldn’t know what it is or where it came from.Mine are in a bag in a drawer somewhere but I have occasionally wondered if there was a cool idea to display them, maybe string them on a bugle tube lanyard or something else. Yall got any good ideas?
That’s incredibly cool! Your generosity is admirable and inspiring. I think it’s equally as admirable that he was appreciative enough to repay you with such a special gift you’ll both remember forever. My hat is off to you, sir.I have a young hunting friend (Ben) that I bought Wyoming preference points for every year for 9 years as an annual college graduation gift. I told him I would buy him a point every year until he drew a tag. Last year he decided to apply for a tag in a good area and he drew. We got him hooked up with a good outfitter and I went with him as an observer and got to witness him harvest a very nice Wyoming bull. It was great!
Ben took the ivories and had them made into identical rings. One for each of us. A very special gift that’s reminds me every day of that very special elk hunt we shared.
Mackey