I’m finally getting around to posting the final pictures of reproduction elephant tusks cast from my originals with brass caps from TCI in Bulawayo. These tusks are from my hunt in Oct 2018 with
@Nyamazana Safaris, and a link to the hunt:
https://www.africahunting.com/threa...alo-plains-game-with-nyamazana-safaris.47141/
My wife and I thought they turned out great, quite pleased with the finished product and a fitting tribute to the elephant. The wooden base is made out of the wood from the shipping crate and I’ll post a lengthy set of pictures leading to the finished product. I’ll do a summary of total costs in a follow-on post for those wondering.
Finished product:
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Close up pics:
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I was on my way home from a business trip and was changing planes in Atlanta, I knew the tusks had arrived a week before so gave Coppersmiths a ring and they had just cleared the tusks. I decided to drive the tusks home to the Florida Panhandle, I jumped on Priceline, reserved a pick-up, drove to the warehouse, paid the extortion fee for one crate and loaded them up:
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I couldn’t wait to have a look at them, was finally able to pry the lid off with a crowbar. Lots of nails holding the crate together:
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One of my wife’s co-workers is an avid wood worker and took on the job of creating wooden bases using the wood from the crate and proceeded to dismantle the crate, lots of nails!
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He made us a cardboard replica for a fit-check:
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Built a small replica out of wood before building the final, in comparison to the finished product:
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Kept us informed of his progress:
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Was able to preserve the Zimbabwe stamp for importation on the inside, a nice touch:
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Wife researched the codes:
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Will never forget this adventure!
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