Thread: The Butchered Blade

Well, just to try & find it, I just opened another window awhile ago & went back 2000 posts plus & minus but I didn't find what I was looking for. I may have gone far enough one way or the other but yes, I like working with horn, I like the outcome so I try to keep the air moving. I think the trick to keep it from warping is to keep it cooled down. It was fun going back though to see our previous posts quite a ways back.

Originally Posted by engine46

Well, just to try & find it, I just opened another window awhile ago & went back 2000 posts plus & minus but I didn't find what I was looking for. I may have gone far enough one way or the other but yes, I like working with horn, I like the outcome so I try to keep the air moving. I think the trick to keep it from warping is to keep it cooled down. It was fun going back though to see our previous posts quite a ways back.

That is the blessing/problem with this thread....It's all here........Somewhere!
Always a chuckle to read through it.

Only got in a bit of work on the Buck Bro. last nite. Got the chips honed out, Unpinned, and rust cut off the blade. 12 hr. days at the boat show , is wearing me out.
But its ready for a good cleaning.

Finished up the WB smiler Tom gifted me.



First threepin, first bone, and first scrimshaw attempt on this one.
Brass wedge, good weight in hand, and bevel set was pretty straightforward on my new chosera.

Looks GREAT, Mike! I think the scales with the scrimshaw look awesome.
Much better than languishing on my workbench!

Looks good Mike, I also think your scrimshaw is just fine, and if we give any credits for being your first one then it comes up to wow. I have played a bit with it and it certainly in not nearly as easy as it looks, and when you read up and watch videos on how to do scrimshaw the principal is very simply. Kind of like watching Bob Ross paint. Or Charlie Lewis pin razors.

Thanks again for the blade Tom. Just finished honing it, and my new Wapi up. Both took a terrific edge.
Appreciate the comments about the scrimshaw work as well. Shaun, you are right about the video's. Artists make it look effortless. Just like Charlie, or Bob.
I equate scrimshaw to carving pumpkins with a stencil kit with the kids, only WAY more need to be accurate!!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Finished up the WB smiler Tom gifted me.



First threepin, first bone, and first scrimshaw attempt on this one.
Brass wedge, good weight in hand, and bevel set was pretty straightforward on my new chosera.

A toast...[emoji482]
To a great 1st , of many others I presume

WOW B52, at first I thought those were original scales (for a split second) until i thought about the scrimshaw & I thought to myself, "no, it can't be........it looks so good" but damn it, you did a fantastic job on it! Now I'm going to have to get a few picks & such to do that also. I already have some Snap On picks but I can also make some of them myself. Great job my friend!!! Don't you just love the way the 3 pin scales come out?
Congrats my brother in blades.

Indeed, it does not take much more than a scratch to perform scrimshaw. A needle works wonders.
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