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Post by oregon45 on Apr 29, 2014 14:41:32 GMT -5
I'm getting started learning scrimshaw and am going to try inking a design on a pair of ivory polymer 1911 grips. My concern is this: how to preserve the scrimshaw against sweat when shooting. Are there particular inks that would work best? I've read an article by Ross Seyfried where he wrote about making a pigskin wrap for the scrimshawed grips of his #13 revolver, but I'd rather not do that on a 1911. For those of you with scrimshawed grips, how do you manage them?
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Post by Jamey Worrell on Apr 29, 2014 14:59:07 GMT -5
I've had a set of scrimshawed sambar stag inserts on my SP101 for about 15 years now. This is my CCW, and it was daily carry for about 10 years. When I clean the revolver, I take the inserts out (like I take off all grips prior to cleaning), and then wipe them down lightly with baby oil about 2X a year. I haven't noticed any fade in the ink, and the stag inserts are aging nicely. Steve Lett did the scrimshaw work around 1990, so no clue what ink he used or any preservation/sealing that was done.
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Post by jayhawker on Apr 29, 2014 15:59:40 GMT -5
Most scrim uses black India ink. Saliva is a natural solvent. Ink is rubbed on with one's finger, then wiped of with saliva on a tissue. You could always re-ink it.
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