Scrimshaw

Scrimshaw was a traditional American craft, practiced by whalers in the early 1800s. Sailors would carve into whale bones, or teeth, nautical scenes and portraits. I figured that if I was going to be out at sea for months on end risking my life the piece of ivory I would want in my pocket for my idle time would definitely not have an image of a boat on it, but something a little more wishful...