showing off

[110 Dave]

howdy All you buck knife nuts out there-
here is what i have been working on for a while when i can...
i did this type of scratching as a salor many years ago and sold some to a small store... after 30 some pieces got stolen.. and the julery i did for my mother that the X was going to keep for kid and the daughter said she never seen( it so it must be gone...) i did no more...

my brother is sick, sicker then he will tell & he has lost from 280 to <200 in 6 mos. ... asked me for some 'scrat-n' on something, said he has wanted some for many years...
and as is typical for natave americans to have a lot of symbolisum in something personal...
his left arm is usless after accdent in navy but he still playes a mouth harp loves to make music.. {tho i hated it when we were kids} i have to admit he is good... his wife's name is Kathy Jo and she also makes music, she sings ... his 'handle' sence 16 has been Cotton Mouth (his intionals are CM)... so he is wraped up in and protective of his wife and his music...

So this is the first i have been inspired to scratch again and i enjoyed it... never was as good as some of the art student 'Pros" who never seen the sea...
but i feel like i could do it again....here are 3 images:

do you members of this forum like it?

 

[T Schloz]

I think you have done very well and I am sure your brother will treasure it.

Tom

 

[DarrylS]

Your brother will be very happy and proud to have the knife his brother made for him...You did good Dave.

 

[chickentrax]

Awesome work, Dave! :thumbup:

What's the scale made of??? Is that Sambar Stag??? It looks like you sanded off the "bark" that Buck seems so fond of...

 

[110 Dave]

naw it is not stag,,,
it's antique elephant Ivory from the 30's or older...
that leroy put on for me. it is old and exposed to air is why it is not pure white like new 'banded' ivory, i know it is old as i bought in back in the early 70's as old then, heck it could be over 100.. i got it from a paino repairman. i have done inlay also on bucks and a few guns. i used to be able to tell hand work from machine pantagraph engraving. but the lasor stuff they are doing is real good as it is computer controled adn is a follow up from a ditigal image of a real hand done peace...
but the real hand work will still have a few flaws that show as ivory has a grain that will not cut even with hand pressure to go deeper then jest a lite mark that will rub off in a year or two of handling...
the pratic pices i did on white plastic had much much less tiny errors... i was suprised at how i once again enjoyed doing this...
oh and by the way the word 'scrim'shaw came from an adaption of new england indians word who did harpooning of small whales from small boats off of mass. coast and made items from whale teeath and bone in 1600's and went with white fishermen in 1700's who took to doing it aslo... old salor/navy slang has 'shaw' as the last half of lots of words. like comshaw is a off the record tradeing or inducement to trade action ...

 

[Scott Hartman]

Nice work Dave It's not a skill you acquire overnight. My youngest son wants to learn to be a scrimshander. I just let him put an eagle head on a friction folder for his grandfather.If possible post some pics of your tools or send me an email. My son wants some scrimshaw tools and I don't know what to buy him.

 

[Buckaroo661]

Dave, that is beautiful work and a nice testimony to your brother, his wife and their music. I always thought scrimshaw was nice on a knife, made it more personal or let it tell a story. I would also be interested in some photos or explanation of the proper tools. Thanks for sharing the photos and the story.

 

[110 Dave]

Dave, that is beautiful work and a nice testimony to your brother, his wife and their music. I always thought scrimshaw was nice on a knife, made it more personal or let it tell a story. I would also be interested in some photos or explanation of the proper tools. Thanks for sharing the photos and the story.

kool send me a email, its in profile, dave