Ship Scrimshaw
At Sea Scrimshaw
This Scrimshaw is of a ship at sea and was done using black ink on a whales tooth. It weighs 64 grams and measures 100mm wide x 30mm high. It was Scrimshawed by G. Tonkin from Western Australia.
The Scrimshaw
I don’t have any progressive pictures as I didn’t photograph it or document all the details back then. The process of making it was just like the more recent walkthroughs except without colour.
1) Polish the Ivory
2) Attach the picture and cut around the outline and prominent features
3) Apply black oil paint to the etched sections
4) Fill in the darkest areas, then move onto the light parts. If you do it the other way around the shading and colours will become contaminated
The Base
The base is made from an unknown wood with an Ivory name plate attached using Sterling Silver pins.
At Sea Base
The Finished Piece
This picture shows the finished Scrimshaw on its stand.
At Sea Finished Scrimshaw
The End.
Contact Rod: randclacey@bigpond.com
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