Home Forums Gear Knives and Blades Elk Ivory inlay L.J. Rosi demascus

Getting my gear together for the rifle opener in PA and decided to carry a favorite that he made for me a few years back. The Elk Ivories caused him some stress and choice words. Every time I carry it, I have such fond memories of the elk hunt with my brother and father, and just marvel at the craftsmanship.
Some of the best money I’ve ever spent getting this made

Just wondering if you know how he secured the ivories?
Im a jeweler by trade and would have thought a bezel would be ideal.
I like your knife a lot. I bezel in rings. Pain is each ivory is different so all bezels are from scratch.

Hats off to a nice knife.
I did the same for a customer a few years back. I tapered (carefully) a hole from the
tang side of the scale so the ivory would fit in but not pass out of the exterior of the hole.
I used acrylics to hold them in. Won't try it again. But looks cool.
Good looking knife.

He used the same technique as michiganroadkill.
I believe he had to go through a couple of sets of scales. He also said it would probably be the last one he would do.
I haven’t seen too many others that have the ivories I. The scales. It must be a very tricky process.

and impractical as hell......

Very nice

a few years back I gifted my namesake nephew with a Larry Rossi knife of that same pattern. CPM154 steel though. He has used it on quite a number of deer since then. He hunts with a club in Tennessee and kills some fine animals. He swears by that Rosi knife.
The one shown here is a beauty, and I know it will perform to satisfaction!

Beautiful!

I have quite a few of Larry’s knives. They are fine builds for sure. He was always tinkering with different types of steel. He has a background in the steel business I believe and had several contacts that he could get some interesting stuff from. He used to live 10 minutes from my house, and I would stop by on occasion. Drink several beers, chew a little snuff, and next thing I new I had a knife or two with me on the way out the door. Wallet a little lighter, but some good times. Very knowledgeable guy for sure.
He has moved to the Carolinas and not sure if he is still making blades or not. I should check in with him.

The steel specs on this one are…
1084 -15n20% chromium-cru forge v 320 layers

The elk ivories are not very practical, but they are kinda nice index points to know where the blade is when cutting out the wind pipe. Not a jewelry guy, so as practical as I could get with them.

Firstly, that's a beautiful knife.

That said, I agree with this:

In the UK and on the Continent where I do most of my shooting, ivories embedded in knife handles are common. They are, however, normally cast in Lexan or a similar poly, then shaped and fit so they blend in with no hot spot...