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giraffes inuit scrimshaw inuit lion scrimshaw king lion scrimshaw lion lips scrimshaw kiss me eyes scrimshaw peek a boo whale scrimshaw tail creation scrimshaw creation zebra scrimshaw zebras walkthroughs black and white 2 whale scrimshaw at play ship scrimshaw at sea deer scrimshaw bambi compass scrimshaw direction zebra scrimshaw drinking crab scrimshaw fiddler owl scrimshaw hoot iditarod scrimshaw mush whale scrimshaw pod ship scrimshaw puketapo tiger scrimshaw roaring whale scrimshaw right whale son scrimshaw shaun wife scrimshaw sweet collie lion scrimshaw the boss elephant scrimshaw tuskers whaling scrimshaw whaling walkthroughs colour wolf scrimshaw malevolence orca scrmshaw orca leopard scrimshaw the dark one leopard scrimshaw snarl giraffe scrimshaw giraffes at sunset dog scrimshaw amber bee scrimshaw buz leopard scrimshaw leopard panda scrimshaw panda lioness scrimshaw thirsty crocodile scrimshaw salty parrot scrimshaw scarletts frog scrimshaw froggies finches scrimshaw gouldian finch parrot scrimshaw parrot tuna scrimshaw bluefin tuna gorilla scrimshaw gorilla andrew perkins andrew perkins walkthroughs japanese geisha 1 geisha 2 geisha 3 geisha 4 geisha 5 the archer scrimshaw about contact home i ll begin by saying that this site has not been designed to sell scrimshaw i made it to promote and teach this unusual art hobby so that more people can learn i scrimshaw because i love it i like to create and collect it but beware its very addictive this website will show you what can be done in the world of scrimshaw and even better how to do it i m not particularly artistic but i am prepared to work at something until i get the desired result and so can you fredo the frog scrimshaw on mammoth ivory over the years i ve developed a variety of shortcuts that suit my particular style shortcuts are used by some scrimshaw artists but most still prefer to use hand tools so don t think every scrimshaw artist out there is doing this i first became interested in scrimshaw back in 1978 while travelling australia on a motorbike when i pulled into a small town in western australia called albany while looking around town i came across the old whaling station the building where whales were dragged up the slip way to flense and render the blubber it had been turned into a museum the old shed was full of whaling equipment and on one wall there were display cabinets full of whale s teeth that had been scrimshawed and turned into the most beautiful pieces of art i was stunned amazed and hooked it reminded me of the scene in the godfather where young michael corleone meets his wife to be and is struck by the thunder bolt he was a goner and so was i i ve noticed the same effect when people first see my scrimshaw cabinet some walk past with just a glance others are amazed as i left the museum i noticed two big cane baskets holding the doors open each was full of whales teeth and i bought four or five for about 2 each i carried these teeth around for years until i finally moved to cairns living here i met a french man named michael dufour who was doing scrimshaw on jewellery and i asked him to create a scrimshaw for me i was thrilled with the result but then he told me he wasn t doing anymore and he gave me a book called the scrimshaw connection by bob engnath it has a how to do scrimshaw section and i studied it in detail i started to practice and my first attempts were truly pitiful i prefer the stippling dots method its easer but takes longer than lines but i couldn t believe how long it took after practicing for a while i contacted bob engnath and he told me about the 2nd scrimshaw connection but by then it was out of print eventually i got a copy then bob told me about a professionally made scrimshaw stippling machine that a good friend of his randy philips was making i bought one immediately and without this machine i would have gone mad many years ago i really admire those scrimshaw artists who stick at it year in year out i go through periods where i churn out quite a few pieces then can t stand to look at it for months i never sell what i make just keep it and look at it the sign of a compulsive collector i started on whale tooth ivory because in australia there was quite an active whaling industry which meant that there were a lot of whale ivory available then i discovered mammoth ivory from siberia or alaska and since then it has become my favourite scrimshawing surface on this site i will show you where to buy one of randy s scrimshaw machine where to buy mammoth ivory or how to find it on the net shortcuts to save you some time the equipment to use how to hold the ivory how to make bases stands and name plates to display your pieces the best books on modern scrimshaw and even where to find the out of print ones i ve had friends over the years who have been very keen to learn how to scrimshaw so i started to teach them but sadly no one stuck with it for long scrimshaw is not something that happens quickly it takes hours of concentration and is hard on your hands and eyes so be warned this is a deep rabbit hole but the reward is great every time i start a scrimshaw it seems like it won t work out and on many occasions i feel like i ll have to sand it off and start again but then the picture starts to come together and all of a sudden its great to become a skilled scrimshaw artist you have to be prepared to put in a lot of time and effort 20 or more hours for a normal sized piece and much longer for large display pieces that determination is often more important than any inbuilt skill contact rod randclacey bigpond com share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading search for recent comments archives categories 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