Hi, i am attempting my second piece of Scrimshaw on an antler knife handle and need to know how or what do I use to seal the black so it doesn't rub out???
Scrimshaw advice needed
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In my experience, treatment of antler with linseed oil (or most other oils in fact) will make the antler go yellow(!) The black won't rub out if you carve it well. (I use oilpaint to fill up the tracks) Over time and use the tracks will fill up with dirt and sweat so even then they won't just dissappear.
Reindeer antler doesn't need any finish IMO because you can polish it to a high shine and it is fairly waterproof in itself.
Reindeer antler doesn't need any finish IMO because you can polish it to a high shine and it is fairly waterproof in itself.
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When I scrim I'm inking the piece many times as I'm working on it and this seems to be good enough to hold the image. The ink I'm currently using is kuro sumi tattoo ink, it's very very black but takes some time to dry.
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