Mammoth Tusk Restoration Start to Finish 

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That ending was pure gold! Your wife slammed on the brakes and the car rocked back, the emotions conveyed by that wtf from the car is just amazing stuff

Best tool ive ever seen in your shop: 13:13

Honestly the subtle humor is 10/10 and what keeps me coming back to this channel

If my husband told me he spent over $7K on a Mammoth tusk and it turned out to actually be real and the end result looked as good as yours, I'd be the most excited and stoked woman ever!!! I am an amateur fossil collector though. Watching your process was so much fun and the end result turned out incredible! You showed respect for the animal and what is now a piece of beautiful art and history. I hope you and your family enjoy it for decades to come! What a rare find!!!❤

That overcompensating comment, immediately followed by pulling out a 36" bar just got me. Delightful.

Yes I would 100%. This is the only channel that produces 30 minute long videos that I can watch the entirety of without ever feeling the need to skip ahead. Extraordinary skills you have. Well done.

That was a pretty mammoth task, but you ended up doing a great job! It's like a museum piece, a piece of history in your house.

I can't stop laughing ... Anderson's. Be careful buddy, she just might start pranking your dinners 😅 they say laughter is the best medicine, so thanks for your sense of humor. I had no idea it was even possible to buy a mammoth tusk! My son would be in heaven with this!

I honestly think this is my favourite channel. The humour and the amazing skill just makes it so enjoyable to watch. This was truly an incredible video!

One of your most entertaining videos yet. Love that you let your personality through, did all that to prank your wife and featured her in it. Also the ending is gold 😂

Yes i would definitely put a tusk in my house, your wife was so kind to let you love it all on your own haha amazing video

Honestly it baffles me that people can just get a mammoth tusk. And $7.5k is surprisingly little.

The absolute confidence Joe had when you asked if it’d hold your weight is everything 👌 It’s the same reassuring feeling I got talking with my wife’s surgical team

Yes. I love the bit at the end with the "tusk" at the end of the driveway. Pure gold! The real tusk looks amazing. As always, very well-done and thank you for taking us along through the process.

Not the first video I've seen on your channel, but the second. Your attention to detail is inspiring to say the least. Watching you replace a plug in that tabletop because you knew that you could do it better...and DID - It's a lesson I've had to learn over and over again. So, watching you take this project slow and making sure you understand each step in the process before doing it and the attention you paid to every detail really paid off in the end. Love the sense of humor. Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos.

Yes many thank you for taking the time to share your experience much appreciated With love and respect Bill W.

I was grinning throughout the whole reveal, but I completely lost it when her car came to a halt! I also had a chuckle from a chainsaw bit. You and your whole crew have a great sense of humor!

Dude, shout out to Scott. I've been subscribed to you for nearly two years now, and he's been a fantastic addition to the channel. It's great seeing you interact with him and he's also clearly a smart dude. That air-hole trick in the epoxy container is one I've incorporated into my own life. Blacktail is going to the MOON! 10million subs by next year!

Yes!!! I would definitely have a mammoth tusk in my house. I love all fossils, hence all the rocks in my house. Loved watching the progression of this. Thank you!

I love the tusk! You do beautiful work. Im a retired cabinet maker and my motto is dont do something unless you do your best. Im very impressed by ALL of your jobs. Its so good o see someone with your ethics and honesty AND skill! Keep those videos coming. Thank you.

You slowly becoming one of the most unique channel on youtube. I never thought I'd be so entertain watching a mammoth tusk restoration.

I've collected museum quality marine shells and a few fossils for over 40 years, I completely understand your passion for this. I've eaten sea cucumber meat, it tastes like razor clams and rattlesnake, it tastes like chicken, go figure.

one off the reasons i subscribed to you is because you do not hold back when showing love. you always show the people who help you out love, and i love that! you always tag people in the description, make it easy for others to connect with them. You are doing an awesome job! Keep it up!

You sense of humor is spot on! Feel no shame at all man! The full stop at the end is priceless!!!!

I am a classicist and I love fossils and artifacts of all kinds, and this is a gorgeous piece. I'm with you on not understanding how someone could be *not* excited about this. I also happen to think you and your wife are clearly on the same wavelength when it comes to humor and that's always delightful. Also she supports you and you support her, so screw people who judge your relationship without knowing what they're talking about.

Yes, I would definitely display a restored tusk in my home. The amount of patience in this project is extraordinary. Well done, sir.

YES! I would have a fossil tusk in my house. Amazing process of waiting while the tusk lost moisture. I always learn something new with your videos. Thank you for explaining each step so well. Susie

Yes, mammoth tusks are really cool fossils to display in one's home. Your love of labor is amazing, fantastic work. Thank you for sharing.

Yes! I didn’t know these were able to be purchased by an average person. I just thought there weren’t many around and they all went to museums. (so much for thinking) Speaking of museums, you really brought a museum quality finish to that. Excellent job!

Yes, i loved how you kept the mock tusk from us until the end. It was terribly awesome

I would have to have it in my radio shack, because I agreed early on that there would be no fins, fur, or antlers inside the house, on the wall or otherwise. I love the end result, and I thank you for sharing the project. I just recently found your channel and I love it. I love working with my hands and any medium, such a sense of satisfaction.

Yes, absolutely to having one. I like your channel because i'm a fan of the materials (woods/metals) and how artisans bring them out. The idea of a natural, ancient fossil like that, even re-finished, would make my living room so interesting. I'd find myself staring at it thinking about how it belonged to a living creature so long ago

How could you not love this... just wrapping your mind around the history of what this tusk represents is the coolest thing ever and it even looks cool to boot. I don't know if it's my childhood obsession with dinosaurs but to have your very own fossil is tops in my book. Would make the perfect centerpiece to any man cave!

I cant fathom why anyone wouldn't want a mammoth tusk of their own, it freaking awesome 👏

YES, YES, YES, I just found your channel, have only watched a few of your vids so far. You are amazing! Thank You for sharing your knowledge. Keep up the FANTASTIC and TRUELY WONDERFUL WORK!

Your sense of humor keeps me coming back, I am not a woodworker at all but I love watching you work. Keep it up and keep being true to yourself!

I rarely comment. I am not a woodworker, I'm a musician and painter; however, your work and discipline are impressive, and it has inspired me to pursue my woodworking skills. I admire your patience and dedication to the craft. Cheers mate, and thank you, please keep it up. Absolutely stellar.

Yes! "so you did spend money on this!" LOL I love it. I get this comment all the time from my wife.

Thanks for sharing your unique mammoth tusk project. I love the prank you played on your wife. I appreciate your attention to detail and sense of humour. My 5 year old daughter and I enjoy watching all your videos and we both are fascinated with each project you take on. Thanks again for sharing your passion online. We are very fortunate to have discovered you online and admire your conscientious efforts. Looking forward to the next project. Much appreciation…Michael and Avalynn ❤

Yes! Very cool to step away from wood & do a different medium. Stay well Cam

Yes, I was super skeptical about you doing a restoration on this tusk thinking it'd be filled completely with epoxy and it'd look waxy and fake. but I got to say I am thoroughly impressed. I like the simplistic mount and the fact that it actually looks restored not ruined. Bravo!

Yes, I think regardless of aesthetics, the fact that it's an ancient piece of history makes it one of the coolest things I could imagine displaying in my home. I have a lot of geodes I've collected/cut and polished and I love having those sprinkled around my house.

I have polished mammoth tusk a few times for jewelry and it is so beautiful. Amazing work!

Hey Cam! Would definitely have a mammoth tusk in my house, even if I would have to buy a way bigger house than what we have now! I love your attention to detail, your humour, and the editing. That project took something like 18 months, and you made it fit into 28 minutes. Time flies watching your work!

Absolutely! I actually am a Florida fossil diver who has found & mounted multiple tusks & multitudes of other fossils I’ve found during my 40 + years of diving. I admire your commitment to doing everything you could to enhance the natural beauty that is still there after so many eons. Great job my brother! I enjoyed your video immensely! 👏🏼🤩❤️

Truly stunning I can’t believe she wasn’t excited to have a fossil from such an amazing animal that we will never ever see is truly unreal I would love to even touch it.

yes for me as long as blacktail restored it.honestly im glad to see some one restore something like this that can never really be replaced......priceless

Hell Yeah! had me smiling, then laughing, then wiping the tears…and your comedic sidekick, er cameraman is worth his weight in gold your wife is very diplomatic

Yes. She’s a great wife and that, “not die on this hill” statement is something I use with my wife. Another useful line is, “I’m not stepping on that landmine”. Great work and I love that you always bring something new to the table.

Joe was so confident in the welds; he didn't even bother to look at you when you were weight/strength testing the metal work lol.

Yes, what a cool video! That was an awesome watch. That top coat worked great too!

I ALWAYS watch your videos all the way through as I do on everything i watch. I absolutely love the Tusk a awesome piece of real Art.

Honestly with your attention to detail and love of your work, I'm not surprised you nailed yet another project

No... I don't have a tusk in my house... but I have absolute respect for the care and diligence you exhibited in the is restoration. Thanks so much, Cam!

yes, i would have a tusk. your running commentary is worth the price of admission. brilliant. your digs at the commenters, hilarious. you have millions of views, and i definitely see why (i saw the three youtube plaques) oh, and your work is truly beautiful.

Keep the variety coming! The fact that you’re exploring different materials and executing them beautifully is pretty extraordinary.

I love how she stops the car when she sees that you put it out front. Priceless.

yes. This thing looks awesome I absolutely love it. I am loving the crazy projects you have been doing recently.

You know, you are one of very few people who politely solicits new subscribers. I think just like the details say a lot about your work, this detail says you’re a pretty decent person. Thanks for great videos!(new subscriber)

This was a great change up from the usual videos. And loved that you did it out of love not just to give viewers something interesting to look at. Could really see the joy and passion come through. I hope it smells better now!

Cam, late to the lunch here but I feel given your financial contributions with RU-vid revenue PLUS sales revenue... not a word should be said by anyone unless it's "well done Cam, yet another amazing piece." Keep up the work brother. I personally love your constant narrative, it gives such amazing insight into your own thought process and the mechanics behind the reasoning. Love it. You're an inspiration to those of us still wanting to delve into the world of woodworking someday!! Imma huge fan and subbed long ago. Big fan!

Bravo to you! If I had seen it first, I would’ve bought it! You did a beautiful job, preserving and restoring. If the Mrs. doesn’t want it in your house, I would gladly put it in mine. I have kind of an Addams family mindset anyway.

I would **love** to have something like this in my house. I'm a big fan of what people call "Vulture Culture." I love bones and fossils, and a massive mammoth tusk would be right up my alley. Amazing work, as always!

as a custom knifemaker, i've used a lot of elephant ivory (all legal stuff) and i love the smell of fresh cut ivory. the best tip i ever got was don't get it hot working it. beautiful tusk you have and a great job finishing it.

Wow, Love it. Like your humor, right up my alley for a Texas hill country boy. Most folks are a little thin skinned now a days - life must be tough for them. I know the smell you talked about, I create things with bone, antlers & some ivory that I scrimshaw on. Keep up the great work!!

Yes, I would have this mammoth tusk in my house. Cam you have raised the bar yet again. You are truly are an artist that is willing to work way outside of your comfort zone to try and learn new things. You and your camera man Scott are a great team and make these awesome videos. I love the back and forth banter and commentary. I look forward to your videos and hope to learn more about woodworking and the process of making such fine pieces. When I retire in a a couple of years, I plan on doing wood working full time and hope to be able to create nice pieces to pass to my children and grandchildren. Take care and keep pushing the artistic envelope.

Yes, this type of restoration is going on my bucket list. Very thankful to have found your page. Can't wait for more content to help drive ideas.

Thats static shot of you walking down to the tusk really adds a lot. Another really well crafted video for another really interesting project!

Yeah I most definitely would have a tusk in the house and what you did with this tusk is nothing short of brilliant. Just like when you work with wood, you're attention to detail is amazing. Absolutely amazing content and thank you for all that you post. Massive respect from here in "United Kingdom 🇬🇧👍👍

Yes! This turned out to be so stunning, and I love how you didn't take it over the top, and really let its natural beauty shine through.

Yes, yes, a thousand times YES! It could only be better if you had a story like " I scraped it out of the permafrost myself with a plastic spoon and a rusty putty knife". Loved the color and the finish! Thank you for sharing everything you do, thank you for including Scott. And I love your sense of humor!

Yes... What a Mammotj task that was!! 😅 Absolutely stunning piece of prehistoric artifact. It could sit forever in a dusty warehouse, never to be seen, this way at least u have bought it into the light for people to enjoy and marvel over. Your exceptional care and craftsmanship was all it needed to live again. This is not elephant, rhino, seal or whale bone, no animal was killed to aquire it. This magnificent beast probably died thru natural causes and became incased in the permafrost for millenia. Im a true animal lover and advocate for anything that stops the hunting of any animal, endangered or not. This wonderful artifact is a glimpse into the history of the planet and i for one thanku for sharing its restoration back to life. Thanku very much for all your patience and time and dedication to bringing it back to its best possible result. Just stunning ❤

That’s actually amazing, I’d love that in my house! Nice work! Love the attention to detail! 🎉

Yes, and wow the finish on that tusk is just incredible. I think it’s an amazing relic of our not so distant past; I love to think about the mammoth that had one broken tusk walking around the tundra being an unstoppable beast. So great to finally see this project after you hinting at it for so long!

Love the tusk, would absolutely have one in my house. This project was awesome. Super glad you covered every step from it's arrival, through drying, polishing, etc. Huge shout out to all the different folks that pitched in, too. Really, really cool.

OMG so many easter egg moments of hilarity besides the incredible attention to detail and craftsmanship. You have outdone yourself once again. Well done :)

Hi Cam, I am fairly new to your channel and I just wanted to say the quality of your work is amazing! I also love the commentary and jokes you supply 😂 I'm looking forward to catching up with your previous content 😊👍

I’m a woodworker, discovered I love it a few years ago and dove head first into it. I’ve always loved dinosaurs and history like this. I would LOVE to have a piece of history like this in my house, it’s AMAZING and definitely a statement piece!!

Yes, this was a very cool project.Thank you for taking the time to record and share this with everyone!

Yes I would have one in my home or office. Beautiful piece sir! Enjoyed the build as always.

Between you and your wife your home must be filled with lots of laughter😊 In my little house there would be no room for the tusk but in the right setting...yes. I must say the tusk is amazing! Very interesting video.

27:45 wow! It’s hard to believe I watched you hinting about this such a long time ago. Awesome restoration effort Cam. I don’t hold your love of tusks, but I do hold your love of wood, so I still appreciate the immense effort you put into your projects, as I’m sure everyone else does. Great work 👍🏻

I showed this to my niece who is taking Anthropology and she fell in love. I laughed when she asked my to do one for her. Thanks for the video's you put out.

No, I don't have a tusk. However, I absolutely lost it to the last shot of your wife halting in her tracks in the driveway.😂😂

Yes! That base you used is great. It’s minimal and puts more focus on the tusk. I was initially put off with the sharpie, but it turned out great. Great work! Super interesting!

Man, it’s really awesome watch your sphere of creativity expand as you grow. You’re truly a maker at heart, and one of the influences that made me begin building my own workshop to learn skills like these.

Yes, would definitely have one. Really enjoyed this video. Had a lol moment! Thank you so much for the content.

appreciate all the high quality and the HIGH QUALITY craftsman excellent all round

Once again you have hit a grand slam!! This is a masterful piece of restoration that pays homage to the beautiful beast that it represents. Good work once again, keep them coming as this old, old man enjoys them (and your humor) so very much.

Yes. I love how much you're enjoying this. What an incredible project. I'm a major animal lover and would be horrified if this was from an elephant or rhino, but since these guys are extinct, no-one died for you to have this. And it's a great piece to have. I love that you're giving it so much love. And ... your cat is beautiful.

I have a couple of artist friends who owned 2 mammoth or mastodon tusks. One was in pieces, but the other one was intact and not stabilized. The one in pieces they used to do scrimshaw. I got addicted to wanting just one more piece. I have a hand carved whale tail. Also a 2 inch piece of the tusk with a beautiful scrimshaw of a whale jumping straight up out of the ocean. Each artist apologized to me about the tiny cracks that showed. This was done over twenty years ago so I don’t know if anyone had come up with the technology to totally hide the cracks, but I love them, it shows its age. I wear each of the pieces as necklaces. It is quite the conversation starter after someone compliments them, I say that it’s about at least 10,000 years old. I usually get out the picture I have of me standing by the intact tusk which is way bigger than me. I’m in awe about how big and strong those animals were. They had two of those things sticking out of their skull. They fought with them and moved them anytime they moved their head. Just their neck muscles must have been huge and strong. And who ever thought up the idea to hunt them and talked a bunch of their friends into hunting them - wow. Those men lived hard. BTW I once ate rattlesnake, it was very good.

I love fossils, rocks, arrowheads, any old thing I can find, and would absolutely make a place inside my home for SOMETHING like this!

Yes...I'd definitely have that displayed in my home. I love it! Love your videos. Your time and patience that you put into each is why your channel will continue to grow. Strictly awesome!! Thank you for sharing this! Regards, Myk

I wouldn't have thought that tusk would come up so nice....Excellent work on both the finish and the mounting !!

SUPER COOL STUFF! I just discovered your channel. Very impressed with your work and your videos are really fun to watch. PS I also like your sense of humor!

Aarons a great guy. Glad you guys smoothed things over👊

A lot of work to restore that mammoth tusk, but the result is commensurate with the work done... and the incredible patience. Also, Elana's presence is so wonderful, she should appear more often in your videos. All the best from Romania and keep it up.

Honestly, that tusk is amazing! Well done! Also, I know all too well what it's like to have someone that doesn't support you so I completely know how lucky I am to have a wife that supports me, even when she isn't thrilled about my choices. You're a lucky man!

YES!!!! This video was worth all 27 minutes and 44 seconds. Inspiring!