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fish (the other one)

Joined: 24 Dec 2006
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 07 4:05 pm Post subject: ~scrimshaw on mammoth ivory~

the pieces are carved out of rough ,100,000 year old mamoth ivory,shaped then polished to a mirror finish,then the scrimshaw can be added, cut into the surface with a scalpal blade.once the picture is done whale fat tallow soot is rubbed into the surface to show up the scrimshaw,finaly bees wax is used to seal it in.
the top piece is 4cm long,so the detail is very small.
the top picture is of a mammoth and the tundra,the larger harpoon shape piece,has a fissure in the surface so i used it in the picture,i did an indian scene of a hunter returning from the hunt in the snow with his dog,in the encampment is a child playing with his bow,fish smoking on a rack,a skin streatched on a rack,and the evening meal being cooked.in the background a sun setting behind the firs.

some times the ivory has the most beutiful grain,and in my view superior to plain cream elephant ivory,which is of course now protected under international law.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 07 4:08 pm Post subject:

madmonk

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 835

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 07 4:24 pm Post subject:
Don't panic Behemoth he said you were protected

fish (the other one)

Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 319

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 07 7:54 pm Post subject:

Behemoth wrote:

oops sorry!!!!! bit like seeing bits of granny !!!!!

Leonie

Joined: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 731
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 07 1:50 pm Post subject:
nice photos fish the grain on the back of the larger piece is very nice

fish (the other one)

Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 319

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 07 11:35 pm Post subject:
the photo's were taken by the most talented and beutifull south african i now! and without her help wouldnt be able to show the detail,eh leonie!

Leonie

Joined: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 731
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 07 11:04 am Post subject:

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 07 10:04 am Post subject:
They are lovely. A few years ago I visited Canada and came across a museum of Inuit art in Toronto, that absolutely fascinated me - reminds me of that.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 07 6:21 pm Post subject:
I used to have a piece of scrimshaw years ago, it was a little pot with an amazing whaling tale carved on the side in pictures. Ex took it

fish (the other one)

Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 319

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 07 8:59 pm Post subject:
ive been after whales tooth for a while,they appear on e-bay now and again,but fetch silly money! theres a hell of a lot of fakes out there.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 07 9:24 pm Post subject:
very nice i worked on antler a bit natural materials are good

Blacksmith

Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 5025
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 07 3:09 pm Post subject:
Looks great, have you tried imitation ivory ? Saw some advertised in a wood turning magazine recently.

fish (the other one)

Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 319

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 07 10:50 pm Post subject:

Blacksmith wrote:

Looks great, have you tried imitation ivory ? Saw some advertised in a wood turning magazine recently.

ive heard of faux ivory,and i know of an artist who does use it.i think ide rather use something organic than glorified plastic,ime not dissing yer sugestion though.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 8:04 am Post subject:
One of my uncles did a load of ivory carvings using old billiard balls.

Mart

Joined: 21 May 2006
Posts: 1
Location: SW France

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 07 7:08 pm Post subject:

fish (the other one) wrote:

Blacksmith wrote:

Looks great, have you tried imitation ivory ? Saw some advertised in a wood turning magazine recently.

ive heard of faux ivory,and i know of an artist who does use it.i think ide rather use something organic than glorified plastic,ime not dissing yer sugestion though.

One vegetable based alternative is the Tagua Nut.

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