First try

[Plainsman]

Using an modified xacto knife, and white india ink I scratched this in this evening on a horn I'm trying to improve upon.

I have an art background so the drawing part isn't new, but the medium is.



Suppose to be the 1804ish Marine Corps insignia, as I was in from 97-02.

I'm not sure what else I will add yet, but thought some feed back on how I'm doing so far?

[old salt]

It looks good to me. I like the idea, as I spent 2 years attached to the Marine Corps while in the Navy

[shadow hawk]

 looks great to me keep it up 

[crazell]

Nice job!! the Marines emblem looks

[William]

I think you did better than I would have, first or hundredth time!  But check out the Horner's bench, they've forgotten more than I'll ever learn about doing anything and everything to horn, bone or antler; http://thehornersbench.proboards.com/index.cgi

[Bulldog lady]

Did you use the white india to rub over lines?  After done or as you went?   I have a horn that is mostly black and also couple of black buff horns that have been wanting to play with.  Great job

[texasranger]

looks great. makes me want to try it myself.

[Hanshi]

Wow!  You have a real talent for this.

[Swede]

WAY better than my first try. Dark horns are tough. Great effort!

[battman1]

Wow, thats one heck of a job.

[Plainsman]

A little more progress

Orginal Marine Corps Motto






The USS President, that carried many Marines



I have a ways to go, and alot to learn.

[SierraMan]

Sorry I'm late to the thread, but as a retired Marine,  I'd be proud to carry that horn.  Uh Rah!!!

[billnpatti]

I have got to give this a try.  I have a buffalo horn that I have engralled but I want to do a bit of scrimshawing.  I had no idea of how to do it on a black horn.  Now that I know what to use, I must give it a try.

[Mongo40]

I've seen it done in Red also, Hobby Lobby if you have one in your area sells all different colors of india ink, I've got red, yellow an white so far just havnt got around to trying it on anything other than white horns so far.
Chris