German American theme scrimshaw

[Horner75]

No one has posted anything on this thread lately, so I thought that I would take up some space with a little engraving/scrimshaw project that I just finished up for a client in the Northwest.  And yes, seems our nation's symbolic bird has entered the picture another time......but I did him a little different!

Thanks, Rick






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The folk art birds are German Distelfinks (finches). 18th century folk art heart with Christian cross.


Walnut base plug with horn inlay "star burst"!

[crazell]

that truly looks like art work. it rally shines....

[old salt]

Rick
You do some beautiful work.

[Razor]

Well, I sure do appreciate you taking up the space with your photos..

That is downright Beautiful  !!   

[Tim Burns]

FANTASTIC Artwork!!!   

[Stumblin Wolf]

Nice one Rick! I see I better git to practicing!

[Bulldog lady]

All I can say is "AWESOME"

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 WOW man Wow.

[dsrtfox1942]

Beautiful work! Glad to see someone else doing some German immigrant work. I did a Distelfink on my horn as a nod to my German ancestry. I posted pics here a while ago. No where near the quality of your work, but it was my first attempt at scrimshaw work. 

[Horner75]

Thanks everybody for the comments!  I truly appreciate all of them!

With my last name being Froehlich. My German ancestry likes to pop up fairly often in my horn work!  Probably needless to say, but the person I made this foe is a "Kraut" also! 

Dsrtfox,  Hang in there!  Your doing fine!  Hornmaking and engraving (note I didn't call it scrimming) takes a fair amount of patience and lots and lots of practice and after 35 plus years of doing it. I still learn something new all the time!

Good luck and thank you all,
Rick