Did this several years ago. Scrimshaw compass rose and sperm whale on moose palm. Finally got around to getting some antler legs under it.

I like it.  How is that done?

21 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I like it.  How is that done?

Sand down to a decent surface,...little steel wool doesn't hurt...a little waxing with johnson paste wax or other wax for seal( which I didn't do here,...that's why it looks a bit "muddy" but I was after an older vintage look) then sketch your image and use a scribe or bit of some kind to "scratch" your image,...then add india ink or whatever type of substance you want to darken your lines. 

 

Moose antler is HARD. .I cheated a bit here and did some of the cutting with a micro motor foredom tool. All my powder horn or bone scrim is done all by hand with some scribes out of a tool and die shop in Illinois. 

Edited February 19, 20206 yr by aaronc

Aaron, although your medium isn't wood, I moved your excellent post to Wood Carving as that seems more descriptive of the work than the catch all of General Woodworking.  Maybe @John Morris can create a section simply labeled "Carving". 

19 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Aaron, although your medium isn't wood, I moved your excellent post to Wood Carving as that seems more descriptive of the work than the catch all of General Woodworking.  Maybe @John Morris can create a section simply labeled "Carving". 

Actually Aaron originally posted this in Free For All, I moved it to General Wood Then Gene moved it to Carving, and I think Gene made the right decision, it's is definitely a great carving!

I just didn't want to see this masterpiece lost in the Free For All.

3 hours ago, aaronc said:

Did this several years ago.

That is some great work.  When I 1st came home from Iraq a guy asked me to make him some handles for some chisels he used to do this kind of work.  

 

This is what he made for me.

 

4 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

That is some great work.  When I 1st came home from Iraq a guy asked me to make him some handles for some chisels he used to do this kind of work.  

 

This is what he made for me.

 

 

Nice! Thanks for posting. 

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

Aaron, although your medium isn't wood, I moved your excellent post to Wood Carving as that seems more descriptive of the work than the catch all of General Woodworking.  Maybe @John Morris can create a section simply labeled "Carving". 

 

58 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Actually Aaron originally posted this in Free For All, I moved it to General Wood Then Gene moved it to Carving, and I think Gene made the right decision, it's is definitely a great carving!

I just didn't want to see this masterpiece lost in the Free For All.

 

 

I didn't really know where to post it,.....I gotta habit of not fitting in anywhere    . Wherever you Gent's see fit to put it or any oddball contraption I may post in the future it is fine with me Thanks for the comments. 

Just now, aaronc said:

I gotta habit of not fitting in anywhere 

 

Well then you are in the right place, welcome to "F" Troop.

 

1 minute ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

 

Well then you are in the right place, welcome to "F" Troop.

 

Knew there was a reason I felt at home here 

All this time I thought this was Easy Company and @John Morris was Sgt Rock. Now see if anyone is old enough to remember that.

2 minutes ago, Gerald said:

All this time I thought this was Easy Company and @John Morris was Sgt Rock. Now see if anyone is old enough to remember that.

You got me on that one. Born in 66, childhood was in the 70's and teens in the 80's, what time stamp is that reference too Gerald, I don't even know if re-runs were on for my generation.

Easy Company was in a comic book in the 50’s and 60’s. Sgt Rock was the central figure. 

 

Our Army at War #83 DC Comics

Sgt John Rock

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Army_at_War