Newest latest raw materials from Miles of Alaska teeth claws gemstones fossils ivory silver copper brass gold for crafter artists
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Left- moose leg bones. This is a sort of new item as the knife makers have expressed interest. At about $10 a bone it is a good price to replace the more spendy popular giraffe bone. Has other art uses
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wolf leg bones
. Similar interest as moose above but smaller -thinner but ok knife handle material. Also good for traditional native tool handles also have smaller bones ofr making beads. Some fo my customers make museum replica native American artifacts
Above castings. These are new in that as I improve my ability to carve wax and cast I can offer better detailed work and get costs down. These 'critters' can be made into earrings- used as pendants or get creative . Some can be used as knife guards- zipper pulls key chains buttons necklace clasps or? Since they start out as wax I can custom adapt them for your use. I can even put your make or logo on (while in wax). This is a new direction I am going and have in the past year or so created over 100 new designs. I have many bears and wolves but also a dragon fly - narwhales raven eagles a puffin or two seals whales flowers and adding by the month faster then I can show in my site-- so inquire
Right. I have a lot of 'bones' of all kinds used for making beads or in medicine bags etc. Right is lynx foot bones but have a lot of wolf on on hand --mostly those two but inquire. It's a by[product of the trapping industry usually thrown away . I buy carcasses from local trappers and try to get an interest in skulls and bones so as not to see these items wasted.
right lynx claws. I have quite a few on hand well cleaned and good prices. The local fur dealers cut the claws off before tanning the hides as the claws cut the fur in the tanning machine. The market for claws is less then the supply so I have been trying to get more interest in this material --again- so it is not wasted. Makes nice necklace earrings etc
Miles at Miles of Alaska
box 363
Nenana Alaska
99760
1-907-832-5442 miles@milesofalaska.net
Miles at Miles of Alaska
box 363
Nenana Alaska
99760
1-907-832-5442 miles@miles@milesofalaska.net
Right--A nice local Alaska stone we call 'Nowitna River agate' unique to the Nowitna and Yukon River It is a carnelian agate that takes a nice polish and has a very nice pattern . For those who want a unique rock not so spendy and or something Alaskan.
Right. I collect and have a personal interest in old teeth and claws so inquire, here are some dinosaur but have cave bear prehistoric bison etc
Below. I found a nice section of mammoth tusk this summer like 70 pounds and it has some really nice colors and is pretty solid. Much of it still has to dry more but have been cutting pistol grips knife scales art pendant pieces so inquire about your needs
Lots of new casting designs. These can be used as tops on necklaces or as is
Left got some sets of goat horn with good color --nice for knife handles
Last updated
Note I do not have many prices listed, and few shop cart items but keep trying to add to the cart. If you see something you like cut and paste the picture to me and ask if I have it or something like it.
Right all kinds of grades and sizes of wolf teeth
Latest update
Left-- aquired a series of replic cast items like far left trilobites and T rex treeth - exact copies at a much lower price then real. The real rex might be $1,000 the replica is under $10.
Right-- I have a good 50 pounds of nice turquoise, much of it natural undyed
left I have a few wolf skulls and wolverine as well as lynx.
FEb 08. Russians just doubled the price of mammoth ivory at the biggest fossil show in the world this past month. They pretty much control the market. So prices going up 'some' I find much of the ivory here in Alaska so can keep prices down hopefully but not way below the world market. Above quality is now $50 a pound. I saw the best as high as $200 a pound in Tucson show . Nove updat, i will be headed for Tucson show again if you want large amount of ivory at the best price let me buy for you 100 pounds possible
Mammoth ivory
Left. I went thorugh all my fossil wolf teeth and found some matching pairs. I offer these in pairs to make earrings. $30 a set.
left some fossil mammoth and bison bones - for specimens or good for carving.
Conches, tree fungus. Used to paint on or decoration in displays. I have been acquiring them over the years and now have a good selection.
bones from wolf. I have sorted my bone pile and have them more organized. I have shoulder blades vertebrae for wolf moose lynx etc inquire.
Left I have some wolverine teeth and claws
Wolf fangs
#1 fossil Dire wolf #2 Eskimo area maybe first domestic dog about 3,000 years old, #3 Alaska timber wolf
Right I got a deal on a lot of shark teeth like this, good for pendant or match for earrings
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left some blades with animal shapes whale otter on top
10 lynx claws $40
, $10 off regular price
One $3 10 for $25
Left and right Natural quartz crystals from Brazil
Either of these (or both or these and other items) would fit in a flat rate box, so choose $9 shipping on the ship site if you are in the US
Right is 1 pound and 12 ounces, 9 inches tall. This is filled with many rainbows phantoms, scenes, inclussions. I hand seelcted it fomr a choice of over 500 pounds. Lots of energy
Left is 1 pound and 7 ounces, standing 7 inches tall. This has vibrant rainbows mixed with ecxptional clear spots Like the righ tone, hand picked from 500 pounds as 'special'
Above and below items in shop cart for sale on my Raw materials fossil page , link below
$30 a set
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got a dozen or so fossil bear artifacts with hole, worn about 2,000 years ago
Right a giraffe bone (for carving or making knife scales)
My book, Going Wild. I talk a lot about where the raw materials come from and how I prepare them etc. $16, $19 includes shipping in US
Left got these in Nome Alaska - Fossil mammoth rib bone. Good to be cut for knife handles or specimen as is. When I get time if not sold I will cut up for knife handles. $100 each. Do not ask me to weigh and measure At this price I'm moving it in and moving it out no mess no fuss no quibbling. It's worth 3 times 4 times this much. I got a deal, passing it on.
Left Caribou and moose antler tines. Great for knife handles $13 each - 3 for $30. May not last I have a few customers who might buy them all so inquire.
Will upload more pictures as I have time I could fill 100 pages with pictures just no time. Later. Miles
PS my skulls tend to look natural so not 'pure white' and not chemical treated. Can sell for a little less this way but some customers prefer the more white look.
fossil pine cone
fossil lion fang worn by shaman
Right mammoth bones. In cleaning up the shop and organizing I came across various stashes of bones I organized Good for display carving knife scales etc
Right. For knife makers I have some new cut mammoth ivory scales. not much 'blue' it al sold, but extra large sizes If you are a big buyer contact me before I go to Tucson and I can look for material for you. I'm good friends with one of the biggest Russian suppliers
These fangs are popular and sell fast so inventory changes fast and i can not keep up wit updated pictures. Prices vary so much by size type quality as low as $5 as high as $35.
Right assortment of fossil walrus ivory eskimo artifacts harpoon heads, axes, combs. etc
If you have questions or do not understand my web site I have a new 'answers to common questions' page now at top of my directory page.
Right I made up a lot of mammoth ivory beads ivory off the Yukon River. $5 each
Left, lower quality more square or flat and less polished $3 to $4
Shipping on 1-10 beads add $2
Right mammoth ivory pieces of bark for scrimshaw working. Sold byt ehe pound all pentand tot belt bucke sizes pictured is one pound. $60 a pound
Right have some fossil orca - Killer Whale teeth in limited supply $200 each
Right wolf claws small $4 medium $8 Large $15
Spring is a good time to ask about claws and bones. Trappers bring me items they had stashed in the snow all winter that are thawing out. I myself find boxes of bones I 'lost' in the snow drifts in the yard and am now thawing sorting clearing now that I have running water outdoors again.
Left Timber wolf fangs
Right fossil wolf fangs Dire wolf $35
$25
left Cave bear fangs 40,000 years old from Siberia.
2nds skulls bones
. I have a lot of skulls missing teeth that are good for painitrng on, displays and medcine items. Above left wolf lower jaw $3. Top right upper skull $15 Lower right lynx upper skull $6.
Right maple wood burl set for knife makers carvers.
Sold out
Left I have some slabs of dinosaur bone in stock
Right various ruogh rocks fomr Alask atha slice and polihs well. Some unnkown and un named to the general rock world, great for those seeking the unsual and or Alaskan
varius old and fossil knife handle materials. Old antelr step bison bone etc
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sliced and polished some pieces from a big dinosaur bone I had good for belt buckles and jewelry
Mammth ivory handle custom sheath
With a 9 ft 140 pound mammoth tusk found on a friends native allotment land on the Yukon River in Oct 09 during a freak warm spell when I usually could expect to be on a snow machine or running sled dogs.
To quote a customer.....
I love the look on your face in the photo. Exactly how the time traveler should smile when he just aced it and scored one.
Betsy
I took advantage of a freak warm spell in the middle of Oct to make a fast but long river run on a fossil hunt. I have a friend with a native allotment on the Yukon River with mineral rights where i can dig for fossils The record low water I know would be to an advantage when looking. This tusk is 9 ft long and 140 pounds. Aprox $11,000 value. Anyone interested let me know. I have some regular customers to contract interested in such items have not had time yet.
Above tusk when found frozen in the mud
Caught on the river in a snow storm
Tusk on the front of my boat as I camp for the night
Right also found a mammoth leg bone in perfect shape about 6 ft long. Low water exposed it just as in the picture. Holes behind it are cut by river in the frozen bank
Below fossil bear skulls about 45,000 years old
Mammoth tooth slices I just cut up a couple of mammoth teeth *(used by knife makers for scales and artists for pendants)
Mid March 2010
This is my latest raw materials page I have not had time to sort and put in the proper place yet. Just got it in . Material to inquire about . For those who have been waiting of me to get something in or to get back from a show or from seeing a long awaited source . Many of my regular customers watch this page first
I got some fossil walrus ivory from Nome Alaska - total of maybe 10 pounds. Some artifacts some knife handle material or good for carving. Inquire
Both for sale on my raw materials page in the shop cart
In shopping cart on raw materials page
Fossil walrus ivory tusk 'huge' for sale on both the knifei materials and raw material fossil pages