Portrait Scrim

[Ron Jr.]

A portrait scrimshaw of my oldest daughter on ivory with ebony base. A big thank you to Liv Photography of Janesville WI for permission to use the senior picture of my daughter.

[shannielars]

Amazing scrim, Ron! Excellent likeness, too. I'm a newbie, have a question for you or anyone who might know.

Many years ago, I worked as a scrimshander for a small jewelry owner...did legal elephant ivory (majority of material I worked on) and fossil ivories (a few pieces). We used mechanical metal 'pens' with tungsten-carbide tips. The tips were replaceable.

I had one of them for a long time after I quit that job, but lost it somewhere down through the years. Now, in the twilight of my life, my sister has sent me 8 old ivory piano key veneers to scrimshaw, and I find myself in need of one of those old engraving pens...any glues as to where I could find one?

Thanks!
Laurel

[KatherinePlumer]

Very nicely done Ron, you've really captured her expression! She must love it!

-Katherine

[Ron Jr.]

Hi and thanks Laurel,

The only thing that comes to mind is an exacto knife set up, I know they come in a pen like configuration.

I use a coulter precesion scribe, (see pic) if your interested he sells on ebay, just search "scrimshaw hobby tool" and you'll find him.

Thanks Katherine, she loved it