Scrimshaw Second Edition: A Complete Illustrated Manual

by Roger Schroeder, Steve Paszkiewicz

Overview

Discover the Classic American Art of Scrimshaw.

In this second edition of Scrimshaw: A Complete Illustrated Manual, professional scrimshander Steve Paszkiewicz and veteran writer/carver Roger Schroeder provide the tips and updated techniques needed to successfully create your own authentic Scrimshaw art with tools and supplies from your local art supply store. 

Everything you need to know is inside:

- A ready-to-use Scrimshaw pattern of a classic sailing vessel

- Selecting and finding tools  

- Step-by-step instructions and process photos on how to prepare the medium, transfer a pattern, and engrave the design. 

- Resources for modern ivory substitutes

- A gallery of 50 masterful examples of antique and contemporary scrimshaw

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565232419
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/15/2005
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roger Schroeder's success as a writer began when he gave up trying to write the great American novel. Instead, he turned to writing about his hobby: woodworking. Sharpening his skills and his photography and expanding his interests, he went on to author 16 books and nearly 200 magazine articles. Ranging in scope from woodcarving to house building, the books include such titles as How to Carve Wildfowl, Carving Signs, Making Toys, and Timber Frame Construction, which has over 77,000 copies in print. Founding editor of Wood Carving Illustrated, Roger is past president of the Long Island Woodcarvers Association and active in the Long Island Wood Workers club. He is a retired English teacher who specialized in teaching writing and research, Roger currently lectures on topics such as how to make wood into furniture, houses and sculpture. In the remaining time, he is an amateur cabinetmaker who enjoys constructing Victorian reproductions, and is an amateur carver who has won a number of blue ribbons for his natural wood sculptures.