Note about scrimshaw knives: The knife brands shown are not always available or not always suitable for scrimshaw work. I work with the best handle material I can find. If I receive a knife that is too pitted or has too many pockets in the bone material, that knife is not scrimshaw engraved. The specific knives below are available for purchase, but I will repeat the illustrations in the future on other knives. They are still "one of a kind" as they are illustrated by hand and the position of the lines and the all-over illustration will change from knife to knife.
Bone is a pitted material by nature. Therefore the "specs" are to be expected and not considered defects. It is not possible to find bone material that doesn't have some of these. As I have stated above, I try my best
to use the best material I can find.
These are colored with thinned down Windsor Newton oil color. The color, as well as the black & white illustration, sit in tiny scratches engraved into the surface of the bone material. See "About Scrimshaw" page linked below for more information about the artform of scrimshaw. Each comes with a "Certificate of Authenticity" where the piece is named, dated and signed.
"Mustang" Double Blade Bone Handled Folding Knife Illustration of a mustang on a bone handled Rough Rider double blade Barlow folding knife with shining brass accent. One of a kind that comes with a certificate of authenticity that has the story of the Scrimshaw art form and that is named, dated and signed. Also included is a polishing cloth to keep this piece bright and shining for years to come.
Blades Measure: 2-1/2"W, 1-3/4"L. Blades are 440A Stainless Steel. .06". 3.3" Closed length
Price: $88.00 USD
"Gone Fishing" Fixed Blade Bone Handled Knife with Leather Sheath Illustration of a black bear catching a fish in a woodland waterfall. One of a kind that comes with a certificate of authenticity that has the story of the Scrimshaw art form and that is named, dated and signed. Also included is a polishing cloth to keep this piece bright and shining for years to come.
This is a "Gentleman's Whitler" style full tang fixed blade knife
with a drop point stainless steel blade. The included sheath is a belt loop style with leather tie edges and an antler slice decoration.
Blade Measures: 3", Overall length: 6.5" Brass bolster with inlaid cherry wood.
Price: $145.00 USD
"Lighting the Way" Fixed Blade Bone Handled Knife with Sewn Leather Sheath Illustration of a lighthouse landscape. One of a kind that comes with a certificate of authenticity that has the story of the Scrimshaw art form and that is named, dated and signed. Also included is a polishing cloth to keep this piece bright and shining for years to come.
Measures: 4" Stainless Steel Blade. Overall Length: 8" with brass bolster.
Price: $145.00 USD
"Gone Fishing" Double Blade Folding Knife Illustration of a timber wolf. One of a kind that comes with a certificate of authenticity that has the story of the Scrimshaw art form and that is named, dated and signed. Also included is a polishing cloth to keep this piece bright and shining for years to come.
Full tang , 5mm thick blade with deer head wire cut stainless steel blade. Nickle silver bolster. Included snap fasten beltloop sewn leather sheath.
Measures: 8.5" with 4" blade.
Price: $155.00 USD
"Homestead" Scrimshaw Engraved Mammoth Belt Buckle Illustration of a homestead landscape engraved into a low domed polished mammoth oval. One of a kind that comes with a certificate of authenticity that has the story of the Scrimshaw art form and that is named, dated and signed. Also included is a certificate authenticating the mammoth ivory and a polishing cloth to keep this piece bright and shining for years to come. Buckle base is polished brass.
Measures: 1-1/2" W x 2" oval.
Price: $115.00 USD
"Antique Lighting" Scrimshaw Engraved Mammoth Belt Buckle Illustration of a Victorian lighthouse landscape engraved into a low domed polished mammoth oval. One of a kind that comes with a certificate of authenticity that has the story of the Scrimshaw art form and that is named, dated and signed. Also included is a certificate authenticating the mammoth ivory and a polishing cloth to keep this piece bright and shining for years to come. Buckle base is polished brass.
Measures: 1-1/2" W x 2" oval.
