SCRIMSHAW TECHNIQUES

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SCRIMSHAW TECHNIQUES

This guide is a dazzling showcase of this uniquely American art form. The pages are filled with tips, techniques, and insights that both educate and demonstrate the steps to creating authentic and beautiful scrimshaw. An examination of ivory includes a wide range of alternative natural and man-made ivory substitutes, including bone, horn, and nuts. Without question, this is the most complete technical and aesthetic book ever written in the field. With over 200 color photos, this step-by-step guide addresses scrimshaw tools, patterns, inking, and inlays. Originally written as a training manual for studio apprentices, this knowledge is now available to you. 160 pages, paperback.

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    Scrimshaw

    Posted by Craig Beals on Dec 31st 2019

    Not really an instructional book. More of a gallery of work. It does cover some basics but does not go far enough to help new students in completing some projects and learning technique