All my work is done on fossil (mammoth, mastodon or walrus) ivory, which is totally legal and readily available from Alaska. I began doing scrimshaw back in 1973 when I was employed by the Alaska Silver and Ivory Company in Bellingham, Washington. I was always most attracted to the most traditional subject matter- nautical scenes, though unlike the original scrimshanders I use only fossil ivory (mammoth or fossil walrus) and often use color.

Keeping the American folk-art of scrimshaw alive, the Kiracofe brothers have been "scratching out a living" for nearly 40 years. Setting up shop first in Boston in 1978 the brothers later established stores on Mackinac Island in 1979, the Door Peninsula 1993, Newport 1986, and in Wickford 2000. Each location offers wares of jewelry, Nantucket baskets, fine knives, and hand-crafted treasures. Newport, Rhode Island

One of a Kind Nautical Scrimhaw Art. Scrimshaw Collector is home to the most complete selection of scrimshaw, nautical art, knives, and other collectibles. We invite you to browse through our treasure trove of nautical artwork by established and emerging artists. Bellingham, Washington

Fine Art, Sculpture, Jewelry In Fossil Ivory. Scrimshaw information, education and fine art, sculpture, jewelry, custom inlay, and special orders in fossil ivory by artist and sculptor Jim Stevens. Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Scrimshaw is the indigenous art form of the American Whaleman. In his idle hours of cruising for whale, he devoted himself to fashioning articles and jewelry of whale ivory. Our scrimshaw is on eco-friendly and other materials.