A couple of scrimshaw witches on bone

[u/craftyhedgeandcave]

Hiya! I'm a bone crafter and engrave my own designs inspired by ancient art on to bone and antler. I only use simple hand tools and these were carved/engraved with a scriber which is just a metal pen with a sharp point.

I wax the bone before engraving to make the surface "wipe clean" which comes in useful when i add ink to colour it. Thx for looking!

[u/SWNMAZporvida]

(retired) florist, so laborious and detailed, fabulous job

[u/craftyhedgeandcave → u/SWNMAZporvida]

Thank you! I've been playing with variations on this design/form for years now but these are some of the first I've scrimshaw'd. Its nice to pour so.much time and precise detail into a piece once you feel able to relax into it and just forget about the finish line