Holding History | Mammoth Tusk Sculptural Display

In this video I take you through my process of creating a sculptural display for an absolutely amazing piece of history. Not many folks can say they've touched a 20,00 + year old Mammoth Tusk, let alone been able to help in the fabrication of an artistic mount. Between the engineering, and the execution, I'm very proud of how this turned out. Thank you all for watching.
A special thank you to John G. for the amazing opportunities.
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[@lagartijoazul75]

We missed you much, Captain.

[@skullandspade]

Cheers brother

[@reforzar]

That belongs in a museum!

[@CrudeButEfficient]

Those are some of the most beautifully organic shapes in metal I've seen!

[@ambivalentambition9540]

It is a good day when you post. Welcome back 🙂

[@skullandspade]

Thanks! 😊

[@sgsax]

The way you coax those smooth flowing shapes from steel is simply delightful. It's a beautiful piece of art. It honors the fossil as the centerpiece but still had a beauty of its own. The coloration of the metal is something I haven't seen before, it really adds a nice dimension to the material. The look and sound of this video was mesmerizing. Gave me a peaceful feeling watching it. Good to see the inside of the Ship Shop again. Hope you and the crew are doing well. Thanks for sharing!

[@edciasiii3308]

Once again, your cinematography in telling the story, is as beautiful as the finished project. Nice work!

[@axelisis]

Hi from Australia, I've been following along with your work for years now, and I have to say that I really don't understand how you don't have 1M+ subscribers on here. Your work is amazing and you have a great fun way of story telling, keep up the awesome work. 😊

[@melgillham462]

Labor of love. Amazing artistic development and a fossil to die for. I don't think I've seen one as complete as that. Absolutely stunning sir. 🙌🤝

[@KevinMoulart]

Gorgeous work ! A truly deserving shrine for a magnificent piece of history !

[@TheHelmarocKing1]

EVERYBODY GET IN HERE!!

[@skullandspade]

No YOU

[@JTWoodworks]

You did a great job accentuating this tusk and I think this looks a lot better than when they're displayed alone in a blank, sterile scene. Good stuff! Also love all the different techniques you used throughout the project.

[@Smajtastic]

CAPTAIN! So happy to see a new video from you, and what a mammoth of a video it is too!!!!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you!

[@TheMessyStudio]

Glad to see you back at it, Brett! You did that tusk proud, sir. Very nice build!

[@michaelmadison1806]

Hi Brett. I went to Mongolia. I like the way you put the glue on the wood. It's the same way I put mustard on a hamburger bun.

[@TLPLC]

I really enjoyed your video for two main reasons : - I like your style of filming and editing and missed your videos - I really enjoyed seeing the process that transformed regular materials into a beautiful piece. The paint at the end really magnified the whole piece. And also, now, I want to buy one of those sculpting disks for my grinder. It looks very useful to carve organic forms in wood.

[@Sanosuke30001]

He’s alive!!!

[@skullandspade]

Undead

[@Sanosuke30001]

@@skullandspade Amazing work as always.

[@SeanFoushee]

It was amazing to see how you manipulated the forms to bring the story to life. I've been learning about metal patinas and have been working with various sculpt nouveau products with my copper work lately but your technique and skill brought the various pieces together perfectly. The broken ice visual is stunning.

[@eubie67]

Absolutely stunning! The artistry in your work is incredible - always stoked to see a new vid from the Desert Cap'n.

[@Arkaitse]

Wow Cap'n!!! That's a beautiful piece of natural history supporting the tusk. Amazing work as usual.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you so much sylvie!

[@Khancain]

He’s back baby!

[@skullandspade]

Hullo there

[@walkerlenon9811]

🔥 He’s cooking again 🔥

[@skullandspade]

Let him cook

[@gayle525]

Brett that looks so cool. I kept looking for a trunk to come up into the whole thing. You truly did this tusk justice. You rock.

[@skullandspade]

No YOU

[@unrepentantgeek]

What an amazing piece and an equally amazing mount. It was very cool to see how it all came together. I've been looking forward to this since you first mentioned it.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you very much!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Always Great to see a new video from you Brett! Lovely job!! 🔥 👍 😊

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye

[@jimsammons5721]

I greatly miss your videos! Hoping this is the beginning of more.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always Jim

[@CraftsWithEllen]

I've loved watching you make this over time on your Instagram, and it's so good to see it all together like this! The organic shapes on this are so amazingly good. And that little windchime sound when you picked up the plant was delightful ❤

[@skullandspade]

D’awwww. Thank you ms Ellen. I love the very small kinetic aspects

[@tomim7187]

Brett, what a project to comeback to! Fantastic!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir

[@RobWalsh]

Holy sh!t dude... again your craftsmanship and eye for creating art blow me away. Thanks for sharing!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Rob!

[@dwwoodbuilds]

Excellent job! Really enjoyed you taking us along on the creation of this piece! The final piece is simple, yet elegant. Bravo!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you dw!

[@papi1111000]

Beautiful and inspiring

[@tamurlane6]

Good to see you back man! I keep checking your channel every once in awhile Glad to see you to see throw out a new video. I've tried to kick some people your way as well. Haven't finished the video yet, but that looks like an amazing piece to work with.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you 🖤

[@jonwills1957]

I wish I was able to afford this piece of history. I greatly appreciate how much thought you put into the base! I also enjoyed seeing you flexing your artistic abilities!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you very much Jon 🖤

[@MtPhillipMetalWorks]

Looking good!!! Love it!!!!

[@skullandspade]

Cheers brother

[@mortenhenningsen940]

So glad to have you back. I miss youre work. This piece of art looks so amazing. .top score of 100 blacksmith points. 100 pounts for bringing the pasta into the future!!!

[@skullandspade]

Woohoo! More points!

[@mortenhenningsen940]

One can newer have to many points

[@johnjohnson487]

Exciting to see a new work from you. Gorgeous.

[@skullandspade]

You’re gorgeous

[@greatevil-one-too]

just wow

[@nigelhirth2181]

Glad to see you back!

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Glad you’re back. Congratulations. Forge On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.

[@skullandspade]

Cheers brother

[@MurrayBarton]

It's a thing of beauty. Great work Brett.

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Murray!

[@projectdave7132]

Proper epic piece displayed in epic manner. Loved seeing the process on this, taking mundane materials and transforming them! Really enjoyed the edit on this too. Thanks for sharing!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always Dave!

[@nikond90ful1]

Thanks for the video Brett. Good to see you back. Great work again. Keep safe and stay well.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you!

[@wasikoki]

That came out amazing. Thanks for sharing, Brett.

[@skullandspade]

Thanks for watching!

[@davebauerart]

Beautiful work! Seriously nailed it with all the varied textures and the colored stains are perfect!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Dave. Gotta thank Ms Aripotch for that

[@FredMcIntyre]

Amazing job on this mammoth undertaking! 😉👍🏼👊🏼

[@skullandspade]

I see what you did there

[@AaronSchmidt52]

Woo Hoo new video from Brett, welcome back! As always excellent video, excellent work, and I hope there are more to come in the near future.

[@skullandspade]

More to come!

[@DustyKorpse]

Give it 20 years and we’ll see these walking around again (Colossal Biosciences 🦣). Beautiful Display 👍🏻☠️🏴‍☠️🛠

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always

[@dereksstuff8395]

Brett! Beautiful display and really great delivery/editing. Always looking forward to your videos. Again, great job.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir

[@sheep1ewe]

Awesome! I hawe a Pre historic Rino bone, it just blow my mind each time i think about the time aspect and how much the climate and nautre has changed since the ice age!

[@sheep1ewe]

I realy love that alien looking landscape with the plants!

[@skullandspade]

It’s crazy to think about

[@damienbrand9422]

Such an amazing build for an amazing piece!! Well done as ever - on executing this! Inspirational!!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks as always Damien

[@MarcsYoutube]

What a masterpiece! I love it.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you!

[@zolcik]

Awesome display, man, cheers!

[@ASCarvings]

Welcome back. Amazing work.

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye!

[@TrevorHigginsDustysqueak]

Epic project! Stunning build and a great video. Well done my friend.

[@skullandspade]

Cheers brother

[@PhilWaud]

Love this Brett, its great to see how your artistic skill are developing. Keep at it and keep sharing! x

[@whazee]

What an amazing video Brett! 30 hours of footage? I'm sweating trying to imagine it! 😂 I wish more artist smiths made videos like this, its a very pleasant change. 😊

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always for the kind words brother

[@joebuck49]

Stunning!

[@skullandspade]

You are

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film, Brett. Interesting story about the creative process. Super gorgeous display stand. Mahalo for sharing! ❤

[@skullandspade]

Thank YOU brother

[@SkillTree]

Hey!!!! I LOVE your vids. Super cool as always!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you SkillTree! That’s damn high praise coming from your awesome channel! 🖤

[@SkillTree]

@@skullandspade and THAT'S high praise coming from yours. Your channel has been a big inspiration for me. You are an artist.

[@skullandspade]

Oof. My heart. 🖤

[@JohnDHarvey]

What an amazing process! Well done.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always John

[@CK-TD]

Welcome back!! Missed you!

[@skullandspade]

Missed YOU

[@bernardleighan3218]

Absolutely beautiful my friend. That is awesome. Thanks for sharing. God bless brother.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir

[@SanTM]

Ayyy Brett's back! Love your work

[@skullandspade]

Thanks San

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

What an amazing journey. Thank you for bringing us along. It's a beautiful art piece. Best of luck my friend and blessings Sir. . Crawford out 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏻‍♂️

[@skullandspade]

Thanks as always Crawford

[@dragontattooee]

Absolutely beautiful work

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye

[@nigelhirth2181]

I have been following you for a minute here on youtube. The earliest I remember was a violin case vampire slayer thing you did way back with Jimmy Diresta. It has been fantastic watching you really pushing your boundaries, and seeing your art mature over time. You've shown us several sides; your inspirations, your processes, your whimsy. I just wanted to sincerely thank you for letting us all tag along with you through this. It's been a fascinating ride so far.

[@skullandspade]

Oof. My heart 🖤

[@ThePaulus2010]

Dewd so good to see some of your content again!! hope you are well!! all the best and looking forward to see the next vid whenever you feel like it!

[@skullandspade]

Cheers Paulus

[@MrViewtubing]

Great craftsmanship and design. 🐞

[@skullandspade]

Thank you very much!

[@BulatsSchmiede]

OMG it is so amazing work !Thank you for showing .Greeting Bulats forge from germany 😊🤙

[@skullandspade]

Danke bulats!

[@ironhead65]

Thanks for sharing! That was a really interesting video. I love the blend of different disciplines to put the vision together!

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye!

[@MadeByMarylou]

That was so cool to watch. I always learn so much from your videos 😍

[@charickter]

Yooh! 😮 Good to see you!

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye

[@C3DPropShop]

Aye, Capn'. It be good to see ye. Now to set sail for the vidya.

[@MtPhillipMetalWorks]

Music is awesome!

[@skullandspade]

Genuinely hoped YOU specifically would dig it

[@DaveGDesigns]

WOW I've got nothing else just WOW

[@skullandspade]

Well thanks for that

[@RedSmith]

Nice video and very cool project. Well done Sir!

[@jp-makes]

Indeed, making a base for a mammoth tusk with a shape in the 3D direction is going to be a very difficult process!📡🩻 It was a project that tested the skills of the maker, wasn't it? Well done!! I look forward to the next project! And I'm glad your eye appears to be fully healed and I'm glad to see that you're doing so well!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you very much JP! I hope your are doing well! 🖤

[@GrahamDallas]

Stunning barely covers it, what a piece. Thanks for sharing the story, not just the project.

[@skullandspade]

Thank YOU as always brother

[@danielgillan1607]

Very cool

[@05chrisan]

Que maravillosa obra Brett, todo un artista. Belísimo trabajo. Saludos y me alegra mucho verte de nuevo por acá.

[@skullandspade]

Grazi

[@dimitrisstefanis398]

Choice of materials and craftsmanship...top notch as usual. Glad to have you back!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir

[@robshamel3210]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing

[@skullandspade]

Thank you for watching

[@alterbratzi5037]

Very Nice and Beautiful. 🤗👌😊

[@LXWiseman]

A masterful way to display such a beautiful piece. It is as though it crashed into the tundra and froze in time, and you evoked that perfectly.

[@skullandspade]

Well thank you. The piece is titled Frozen in Time…. Nailed it

[@wolfparty4234]

Never doubted you for a moment, Cap’n Wishing the rest of the crew good travels and soft pillows…!💪🏼🙏🏻❤️

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always shindog

[@lauig]

Woolly shit, that's amazing ! Loved it all, really cool touch these inner stems moving with the breeze.

[@skullandspade]

Really enjoy those too

[@tammastrongbear]

that is a beautiful piece

[@skullandspade]

Thanks brother bear

[@OlaKarlsson-01]

That piece is just purely gorgeous 😍 such a great example of engineering married to style and beauty. Particularly like the colours and the brackets to hold the tusk.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you very much my friend

[@Makebuildmodify]

Excellent, creative and beautiful. I would have been terrified to weld next to the tusk like you did.

[@skullandspade]

Stressful to say the least. Thanks as always brother

[@cathiehaggerty3407]

Holy crap! I've missed ur videos!

[@skullandspade]

Missed you too

[@leslewin2821]

Welcome back 🇦🇺👍

[@skullandspade]

Thank you Les

[@markweber8532]

Nice !!!!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks mark

[@sharkattack1979]

Wow unreal bro 👏👏👏👏

[@skullandspade]

Cheers Sharky

[@jonandersen3347]

Hello Captain, How's Skully doing? Hope to see you around more often.

[@NikolayShorygin]

shibari on 14:25 😁 adult content 😁 We missed you Cap!

[@skullandspade]

OF coming soon?

[@Christophersanchez1326]

Oh my😮

[@skullandspade]

Indeed

[@Saskajohn]

Captain!!

[@skullandspade]

Sir!

[@jbfh387]

Really liked the ambient music! Did you make it as well?

[@lenux21]

Hey welcome back been wondering how u been

[@skullandspade]

Still alive 🖤

[@KrakenCasting]

Captain! Another impeccable piece, as always. It seems like there isn't some artist medium you haven't dabbled in. Is there something you haven't had the time or resources to try?

[@skullandspade]

Stone carving. For sure

[@mendozakenneth247]

😎🤠☠