Scrimshaw generally refers to either folk art done by sailors, especially whalers on their long voyages, or more generically, art produced by incising polished ivory or bone and adding pigment to the incisions. The heyday of scrimshaw as a folk art was the Yankee whaling period roughly encompassing the period from the beginning of the 19th century until the middle part of that century. Scrimshaw ... [MORE] 1. Custom Scrimshaw and Engraving - Elizabeth Dolbare's engraved designs on knives, guns, gun grips, motorcycle parts, jewelry and buckles. 2. Hops Scrimshaw - Offering hand cast and inked reproductions of original etchings on fossilized Mammoth ivory. 3. Kowak Ivory - Sells ancient ivories including fossil bone, teeth, ivory specimens, antlers, horns, eskimo artifacts and rare antiquities. 4. Patagonia Scrimshaw - Custom hand-engraving on fossil ivory and other natural materials. Wildlife, portraits, nautical and modern themes. 5. Scrimshander's Scrimshaw - Offers the work of Don Macdonald on all types of ivory, decorating items such as knives, boxes, jewelry. 6. Skips Horns - Custom made powder horns, horn mugs and cups. Includes pictures and scheduled events. 7. Alaska Scrimshaw Connection - Products include jewelry, knives, earrings, necklaces and bolos. 8. Antique Whale Tooth Scrimshaw - Pictures from a scrimshaw collection. 9. Boone Trading Company - Offers scrimshaw, netsuke, raw and fossil ivory, carving and knife making supplies, and other natural materials. 10. Dragon Scrim Lair - Hand-etched scrimshaw creations by Mary W. Bailey. Featuring wildlife, floral and fantasy. 11. Galleria Oso Famoso - Features the work of scrimshaw artists, raw fossil ivory, carvings, gold jewelry, and custom knives. 12. Lori Ristinen, Scrimshander - Custom scrimshaw done by hand, without a pattern, one piece at a time. Work done in full color and black and white on a variety of materials both natural and man-made. 13. Marinearts.com - Marine art engravings on ivory by internationally recognized scrimshander, Robert Weiss. 14. Micro-Scrimshaw by Bob Hergert - Detailed etching of nature, miniatures, portraits, nautical scenes and nudes. 15. Moosup Valley Designs - Original hand carvings and engravings in fossilized ivory and antler. Items include jewelry, ornaments, clocks, and wall plaques. 16. Originals by Pierce & Co. - Offers handmade scrimshaw on knives, desk accessories, jewelry, and collectibles. 17. Paul Madden's Antique Scrimshaw Gallery - A marketplace for the appraising, buying and selling of antique scrimshaw. 18. Scrimshaw Art by Anouk Johanna - Original teddy bear portraits hand engraved on fossilized ivories. Custom designs depicting pets and other pieces on request. 19. Scrimshaw by Gary Fiedler - Offers carvings on mammoth ivory, powderhorns and pen and ink. Custom orders welcome. 20. Scrimshaw Collector - Antique scrimshaw. One of the select few enterprises that can legally deal in whale products. 21. Scrimshaw Gallery - Offers a selection of nautical art, scrimshaw, paintings and prints, knives, sculptures and other collectibles. 22. Scrimshaw Studio - Scrimshaw information, advice and the fine art in fossil ivory, rare woods, precious gems, and hand-wrought metals by artist Jim Stevens. 23. Scrimshaw.com - Scrimshaw information, sales and education for people interested in the art and craft of scrimshaw on ivory and alternative materials. 24. Scrimsmith - Hand engraved commissions, nautical and wildlife art by artist David Smith. 25. Sidney L. Ryan - Custom engraving and scrimshaw. 26. Steve's Scrimshaw & Engraving - Scrimshaw work is done on mammoth ivory, fossilized walrus ivory and shed deer antler. Items include ear rings, necklaces, bolos and barrettes. 27. The Smiths - Features a selection of handmade knives, jewelry, and hand etched scrimshaw. 28. The WebShander - Custom Scrimshaw - Hand-etched scrimshaw on natural materials, by master scrimshander, Mark Thogerson. Jewelry, desk accessories, collector pieces, Nantucket baskets and antler cribbage boards. Nautical themes, wildflowers and wildlife scenes are specialties. 29. Tree of Life Artworks - Features original art pieces and reproductions in a polymer resin base. 30. Watermark Products - Offers custom work and some stock items by Pete Driscoll. 31. Whale's Tale - Detailed miniature Nantucket baskets and jewelry, ship and whalebone carvings.

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