{"product_id":"damascus-scrimshaw-bone-bowie","title":"Inkbone Damascus Scrimshaw Bone Bowie with Tooled Leather Sheath","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":9,\"w\":565,\"h\":78,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":211}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":9,\"w\":558,\"h\":77,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":211}'\u003eThe Damascus Scrimshaw Bone Bowie carries work that cannot be undone. Scrimshaw cuts every line into the bone first. Ink goes into those cuts afterward and stays. Nothing gets painted over, and nothing gets erased. One slip ends the piece. The bone cannot be reset and started again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":104,\"w\":565,\"h\":39,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":306}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":104,\"w\":561,\"h\":38,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":306}'\u003eCamel bone takes the handle with its natural butt left rough. Cream and amber sit together across the surface. Layered steel runs the blade in tight swirls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":159,\"w\":565,\"h\":58,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":361}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":159,\"w\":555,\"h\":57,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":361}'\u003eThis Damascus scrimshaw Bowie for sale ships in a tooled sheath. A clip point runs 5.5 inches to the tip. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/divineknives.us\/collections\/drop-point-bowie\" bis_size='{\"x\":118,\"y\":178,\"w\":135,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":531,\"abs_y\":380}'\u003eDrop Point Bowie collection\u003c\/a\u003e at Divine Knives with inked scrimshaw work across camel bone, a natural unfinished butt, and a tooled leather sheath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":234,\"w\":565,\"h\":29,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":436}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":234,\"w\":536,\"h\":28,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":436}'\u003eThe History Behind This Camel Bone Scrimshaw Bowie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":273,\"w\":565,\"h\":78,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":475}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":273,\"w\":557,\"h\":77,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":475}'\u003eScrimshaw began on whaling ships through the eighteenth century. Sailors engraved bone and teeth across long empty voyages at sea. A needle cut the line, and soot or ink filled it after. The technique moved onto knife handles a good deal later. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/divineknives.us\/\"\u003eDivine Knives\u003c\/a\u003e uses that same method on camel bone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":368,\"w\":565,\"h\":29,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":570}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":368,\"w\":464,\"h\":28,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":570}'\u003eDamascus Scrimshaw Bone Bowie Performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":408,\"w\":565,\"h\":58,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":610}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":408,\"w\":552,\"h\":57,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":610}'\u003eScrimshaw sits below the bone surface, not on it. Handling wears the bone before it touches the lines. That is the whole point of cutting first. Painted work would be gone in a season. Depth is what makes scrimshaw last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":483,\"w\":565,\"h\":58,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":685}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":483,\"w\":563,\"h\":57,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":685}'\u003eFive and a half inches is a working Bowie size. Big enough for camp chores and small enough to control. A clip point drops the tip for precision. Belly enough remains for skinning strokes. Bone needs stable air more than oil. Keep it off a radiator and out of a car.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":557,\"w\":565,\"h\":29,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":759}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":557,\"w\":136,\"h\":28,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":759}'\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":601,\"w\":565,\"h\":333,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":803}'\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":601,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":803}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":601,\"w\":392,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":803}'\u003eProduct Type: Single fixed blade Bowie with a scrimshaw handle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":620,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":822}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":620,\"w\":323,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":822}'\u003eBlade Material: Forged Damascus steel, folded layers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":640,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":842}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":640,\"w\":350,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":842}'\u003eBlade Pattern: Dense contour swirls with layered banding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":660,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":862}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":660,\"w\":314,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":862}'\u003eBlade Finish: Acid-etched, medium to high contrast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":679,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":881}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":679,\"w\":267,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":881}'\u003eBlade Shape: Clip point with a modest belly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":699,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":901}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":699,\"w\":154,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":901}'\u003eOverall Length: 10 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":718,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":920}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":718,\"w\":148,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":920}'\u003eBlade Length: 5.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":738,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":940}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":738,\"w\":158,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":940}'\u003eHandle Length: 4.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":758,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":960}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":758,\"w\":240,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":960}'\u003eBlade Width at Widest Point: 1.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":777,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":979}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":777,\"w\":449,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":979}'\u003eHandle Material: Camel bone, single shaped piece, cream through amber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":797,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":999}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":797,\"w\":404,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":999}'\u003eHandle Artwork: Inked scrimshaw panel cut into the bone surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":816,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1018}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":816,\"w\":352,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1018}'\u003eButt: Natural unpolished bone with visible porous texture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":836,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1038}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":836,\"w\":246,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1038}'\u003eGuard: Metal at the ricasso, brass-toned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":856,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1058}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":856,\"w\":112,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1058}'\u003eTang: Hidden tang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":875,\"w\":525,\"h\":39,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1077}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":875,\"w\":516,\"h\":38,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1077}'\u003eSheath: Brown leather pouch sheath, stamped tooling, cream contrast stitching, belt loop, brass snap strap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":914,\"w\":525,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1116}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":52,\"y\":914,\"w\":285,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":465,\"abs_y\":1116}'\u003eEdge: Hand-sharpened, ready to use on arrival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":948,\"w\":565,\"h\":29,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1150}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":948,\"w\":358,\"h\":28,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1150}'\u003eDamascus Bowie Blade Construction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":988,\"w\":565,\"h\":58,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1190}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":988,\"w\":548,\"h\":57,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1190}'\u003eCamel bone forms the handle in one shaped piece. The butt end was left natural and unpolished. Porous texture shows on that exposed section. Cream and amber shift across the rest of it. No two bone blanks run the same.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1063,\"w\":565,\"h\":78,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1265}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1063,\"w\":556,\"h\":77,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1265}'\u003eScrimshaw work fills the main panel in fine lines. A metal guard closes the front at the ricasso. Layered Damascus runs the blade in dense contour swirls. A clip angles the spine down toward the point. Tooled leather makes the sheath with a snap strap. Never soak the bone, or the lines can lift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1157,\"w\":565,\"h\":29,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1359}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1157,\"w\":319,\"h\":28,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1359}'\u003eBest Uses for the Inkbone Bowie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1197,\"w\":565,\"h\":78,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1399}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1197,\"w\":558,\"h\":77,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1399}'\u003eThe artwork decides who buys this one. Scrimshaw collectors arrive before knife collectors do. Art buyers buy camel bone Bowie pieces for the panel work. A display case shows it better than a belt does. It still cuts at five and a half inches. The sheath carries it on a belt if wanted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1292,\"w\":565,\"h\":39,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1494}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1292,\"w\":521,\"h\":38,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1494}'\u003eOrder the Inkbone Bowie today. Hand-cut scrimshaw cannot be printed or copied by machine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1347,\"w\":565,\"h\":29,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1549}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1347,\"w\":54,\"h\":28,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1549}'\u003eFAQ’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1387,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1589}'\u003e\u003cstrong bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1387,\"w\":128,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1589}'\u003eWhat is scrimshaw?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1422,\"w\":565,\"h\":39,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1624}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1422,\"w\":529,\"h\":38,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1624}'\u003eFine lines cut into bone and then filled with ink. The technique came from eighteenth-century whaling ships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1477,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1679}'\u003e\u003cstrong bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1477,\"w\":163,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1679}'\u003eWill the artwork rub off?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1513,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1715}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1513,\"w\":327,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1715}'\u003eNo. Every line sits below the surface rather than on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1549,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1751}'\u003e\u003cstrong bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1549,\"w\":205,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1751}'\u003eWhy is the butt end left rough?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1584,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1786}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1584,\"w\":522,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1786}'\u003eThat is the natural bone surface, unpolished on purpose. It shows the material is real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1620,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1822}'\u003e\u003cstrong bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1620,\"w\":397,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1822}'\u003eHow is this different from the Highcrown crown stag Bowie?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1655,\"w\":565,\"h\":39,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1857}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1655,\"w\":549,\"h\":38,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1857}'\u003eThe Highcrown is a 13-inch Bowie with antler and a brass sub-hilt. This is a 10-inch Bowie with scrimshaw on bone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1711,\"w\":565,\"h\":19,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1913}'\u003e\u003cstrong bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1711,\"w\":178,\"h\":18,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1913}'\u003eWho should buy this knife?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1746,\"w\":565,\"h\":39,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1948}'\u003e\u003cspan bis_size='{\"x\":12,\"y\":1746,\"w\":556,\"h\":38,\"abs_x\":425,\"abs_y\":1948}'\u003eMost people who buy scrimshaw Bowie knife pieces never use them. This one still carries a working edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Divine Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52835658465567,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2106\/9599\/files\/IMG_2459.webp?v=1788809001","url":"https:\/\/divineknives.us\/products\/damascus-scrimshaw-bone-bowie","provider":"Divine Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}