Scrimshaw tool

[The Hungry Hunter]

Can someone recommend a good scrimshaw tool to do some scribing on powder horns. I see there are many scrimshaw scribe powder horn tools.I am lookong at some made by coulterprecision. Thanks

 

[ladysmithtrading]

Can someone recommend a good scrimshaw tool to do some scribing on powder horns. I see there are many scrimshaw scribe powder horn tools.I am lookong at some made by coulterprecision. Thanks

thats the one I have, might as well have the best!

 

[rabjr]

Coulterprecision :thumbsup:

 

[davec2]

I have not used the Coulter Precision instrument but I have used many other tools. Here are several that I use for various materials (elephant ivory, horn, antler, whale ivory, etc.) Each tool produces slightly different effects. As you can see, the tools range from standard hand gravers to scribes to sail maker's needles to scaples. One of the handiest is the aluminum scribe handle (very inexpensive) that I use 3/32" shank dental burrs in. The burrs are available at Rio Grande, Otto Frei, Gesswein, etc., and they are made of very good tool steel.

Some of the results with these tools:

 

[omarick1948]

Can someone recommend a good scrimshaw tool to do some scribing on powder horns. I see there are many scrimshaw scribe powder horn tools.I am lookong at some made by coulterprecision. Thanks

thats the one I have, might as well have the best!

Ditto

 

[The Hungry Hunter]

Dave beautiful work. I want to try to scribe on a powder horn, how deep do you make the lines??

 

[ohio ramrod]

I use dentil picks ! :idunno: :idunno:

 

[davec2]

I make the lines very light until I'm sure they are where I want them. It is much easier to correct a lightly cut mistake than it is to correct a heavy cut. Once the light cuts are where you want them, go back over the ones you want to look heavier. Variation in the lines makes the finished scrimshaw more interesting.

Dave C

 

[omarick1948]

Dave beautiful work. I want to try to scribe on a powder horn, how deep do you make the lines??

If your trying do do like the engraving like original powder horns have, you can see that cutting depth runs from very shallow cuts to wood gouge deep. There is no set depth, as different Horners and people of the time all had their own styles.

Rick

 

[MSW]

i got a coulterprecision tool at the recommendation of Horner75 ... his advice was spot- on ... a great tool and very reasonably priced for the quality.

You could spend a lot more and get a lot less.

just one guy's opinion...

 

[hoochiepapa]

Show off!! :grin: :bow:

 

[fatboy]

The tools that maker has look real nice would like them. If you dont want to spend a lot get your self a pc of tungsten tig rod and grind a a nice point on it you can use as is or fit it to a nice wood dowel for a handle or also use a old wood dart w/steel tip and take the feathers off and that will work well and a xacto knife can work well for some things too.

 

[ihuntsnook]

Wow! Great stuff!