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Post by kings6 on Dec 21, 2013 21:20:15 GMT -5
A buddy of mine recently had a set of elk horn grips made for his bisley with all the bark removed. They look like ivory with a slight bit of gray flecking in them and he is very pleased with Sack Peterson work. He would like to find someone to scrimshaw on each panel so I told him I would check and see if any of you guys have had any scrimshaw work done and if so, who did it? Any help you could provide would be appreciated.
Robb
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Post by jayhawker on Dec 21, 2013 23:38:20 GMT -5
Check the Knives Annual book, it will list many pro scrimshanders. The elk may be difficult to scrim, as it is relatively porus. I am not a pro, but have done some traditional scrim, mostly on synthetic ivory. Was afraid to try elephent ivory. Once I got up the nerve to try, I found genuine ivory scrimmed easier than the synthetics.
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Post by Paden on Dec 22, 2013 0:34:10 GMT -5
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Post by Cannon on Dec 22, 2013 0:57:54 GMT -5
Guns aren't his specialty, and I don't know if he will work on elk, but Darrel Morris does the finest scrimshaw I've ever seen.    He has a website, but be advised much of the sample work he has posted might not be considered work safe: darrelmorris.fineartstudioonline.com |
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Post by jayhawker on Dec 22, 2013 9:43:47 GMT -5
Cannon, that is exceptional scrim. That is the modern technique, done with thousands of dots rather than scratched lines, executed under high magnification. The traditional work is scrathes, more like a pen and ink drawing.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 10:10:21 GMT -5
I always wished I could do art like that. Unfortunately, I'm more autistic than artistic. All I can do is admire other peoples work.
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Post by buckheart on Dec 23, 2013 20:42:30 GMT -5
I always wished I could do art like that. Unfortunately, I'm more autistic than artistic. All I can do is admire other peoples work. That's ok because sometimes an appreciative audience is what makes the art possible. |
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