Thread: What are you working on?

Well, you may try to use alcohol and a tooth brush, but the dry point bitting would stay.

I'm afraid it would be difficult to completly remove it, but it depends of the depth of the scrimshaw.

Anyway it would require an unpinning to sandpaper it on an equal level.

@Phrank;
Is that actually Scrimshaw or just a scratch and regular ink? Regular ink as already pointed out is alcohol soluble. If you soak a paper towel with alcohol and let it sit for a few minutes over the ink, it should lift it a little then the tooth brush, then a little tooth polish, it should get most of the ink up. Then you will have to decide how deep the scratches are and how much ivory you are willing to loosed. Ivory scales tend to be very thin and won't take much sanding. Start with 2K and then work up or down from there. Hopefully it is very shallow. It is so poorly done that is makes me hopeful that it is not very deep. If it leaves a shadow you may consider having something put over top of it. It is my understanding that Scrimshaw in principle is very simple, doing it well takes a lot of practice, kind of like drawing.

Originally Posted by RezDog

It is my understanding that Scrimshaw in principle is very simple, doing it well takes a lot of practice, kind of like drawing.

Been there, done that. It is indeed really difficult to "draw" something neat, as ivory is trully a hard material.



But it's fun to do (well, if you have some ivory scales to spare).









(please don't stone me )

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Been there, done that. It is indeed really difficult to "draw" something neat, as ivory is trully a hard material.



But it's fun to do (well, if you're have some ivory scales to spare).









(please don't stone me )

I quite like that....I think that turned out well Thaeris.

I'm in no rush to blow away the scrimshaw off this razor...one thing I've learned, no rush....maybe the pics aren't the best, but these scales gleam, the hardware is stunning, and the scrimshaw is more subtle than the pics make it look. It may grow on me, and it certainly is unique. If I took any of the scrimshaw off, it would also only be the writing, the W&B symbol actually turned out rather well....looks really "old school", or maybe "authentic" is more appropriate.

I suppose my feelings are if it is quite old, I would like it fine as it is history. If it is poorly-done and contemporary, It might bother me. Still, sanding scratches out of bone and ivory is a bugger. They seem to be a lot deeper than I think.
It is surprising how fine the scratches are when properly done.

Ah well....The things folks sit and do!

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Ongoing pleasant restoration









Edit : nice blades Aaron !

What are those scales made out of?

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I would say tortoiseshell?

Tortoiseshell indeed

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Tortoiseshell indeed

That was my thoughts as well when I saw them.

On Phrank's razor, you can see more of it in The Butcher Shop, the Ivory on it was quite thick & that was why I mentioned sanding it out if he wanted it out & should have plenty left.
I really hate to take more off such a harder to get material but sometimes you don't have any choice.

I'm totaly crazy about the inner fire of tortoiseshell scales..