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Offline Houlihan

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Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« on: August 04, 2013, 06:45:29 PM »
Thousands of dots later, not sure progress is apparent, but I've about finished the birds.  Onto the other trees, shadows and grass, which will go a little more quickly.


This is a holly/ebony/ivory scratcher I've been working on (off and on) for several months. I've been scrimshawing for a couple of weeks, and I may finish it up next weekend.  I'm not done with either the striker or the box.  I switch back and forth when I get bored.  I just thought it might be interesting to see the scrimshaw in progress.  I'm sure they take shape a lot like the beautiful wood burned calls a few of the guys do here, except maybe a little slower.

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Offline callmakerman

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2013, 07:38:55 PM »
Man that looks sweet. Can't wait to see it finished. *up*
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Offline ncturkey

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2013, 08:04:16 PM »
Nice. Where do u get that shcrimshaw tool?
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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2013, 08:15:03 PM »
Looking good!
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Offline jmck

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2013, 08:16:57 PM »
this is going to be neat watching this piece progress
thanks for sharing it
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Offline Houlihan

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2013, 08:19:18 PM »
Quote from: ncturkey on August 04, 2013, 08:04:16 PM
Nice. Where do u get that shcrimshaw tool?
I bought it from a local bead store for like 6 bucks a few years ago.  But Sandra Brady, who you'll easily find online if you search on her name and "scrimshaw," sells them with points for under $20, and you can't go wrong with her.  I own all of her DVDs, too.  Once you get a handful of points, they last forever.  If you don't buy the DVDs, you can be perfectly tooled up for scrimshaw for under $100, including a magnifying visor, the scribe, and some paint (I use high quality black oil paint, but some people prefer ink).
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Offline WillowRidgeCalls

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2013, 08:23:33 PM »
WoW  *bowing*  *bowing*
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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2013, 08:29:52 PM »
This picture has a dime in it to show scale.  If you get your points sharp/fine enough, you can really get a lot of detail. The pickup on the striker is smaller than a dime. And has everything to do with 1) the sharpness of the point, and 2) some magnification so you can see the small details. But I guess whalers, over 200 years ago, did it with a nail and no magnification, and they were they best ever.
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Offline Gitzit69

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2013, 08:40:21 PM »
That's gonna be sweet when she's done.  *up*
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Offline savduck

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2013, 09:49:36 PM »
Very nice
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Offline B-Ready

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2013, 05:59:43 AM »
That's  *cool*  *up*
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Offline M Sharpe

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2013, 06:22:27 AM »
Very nicely done. That is going to be a beauty!!
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Offline Rope

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2013, 09:39:04 AM »
Very fine work. I really like,how you have shown the progress.
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Offline AlanKrow

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2013, 01:54:40 PM »
 *cool*   *up*
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Offline Austy

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Re: Scratcher (Work In Progress)
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2013, 03:59:29 PM »
That's beautiful now *gobble* *gobble*  And I am sure from the other work of yours that I have seen that the finished call is going to be even prettier!!!!  Nicely done and thanks too for the info on the scrimshaw tools!!!
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