Scrimshaw knives

History and distinctness of scrimshaw

The maritime art form originated around late 17th century from commercial whaling and reached its peak by the mid-19th century. Whaling scenes, ships, naval battles and coats of arms have been the traditional subjects of scrimshaw images for centuries. Scrimshaw pieces were first carved on whale teeth, walrus tusks or elephant ivory. As elephant ivory is prohibited for use today, faux ivory, shell or acrylic polymer are often used nowadays.

Initially scrimshaw designs featured maritime scenery that a seaman or whale hunter had transferred into elaborate engravings to preserve the beauty of the open sea. Today’s scrimshaw designs still have the old-time romantic savor as they depict retro attire, cars, celebrities and other attributes of stardust fashion. A premium knife adorned with a custom-made scrimshaw makes an unforgettable souvenir or a wonderful gift for a lover of vintage collectables.

Noblie wide selection of scrimshaw art knives

Creating a scrimshaw knife requires big patience and precise work. A high-class scrimshaw each time becomes a true challenge even for masters: they must be immensely accurate, as the scrimshaw image becomes fully apparent only after tinting.

We at Noblie collaborate with the world’s best scrimshanders having high-class expertise and professional experience of at least 7 years. We offer a wide selection of scrimshaw art knives, in terms of themes and designs. Noblie scrimshaw knives come in different shapes, types and appearance. Check out our:

• folders, such as “Fashion of the 40s” or “Michael Jordan”
• beautiful knives, such as “Falconry” or “Elephants”

Featuring images of wild nature, outstanding sportsmen or retro fashion – all these scrimshaw art knives are really sightly, while fully preserving the service properties of a high-end cutting tool.

Handles of Noblie scrimshaw knives are made of mammoth tusk or buffalo horn. These rare and expensive materials add glamour to our knives, while allowing the preservation of wildlife elephants.

A scrimshaw knife – a unique gift for knife adorers

Drawings in the scrimshaw technique are one-of-a-kind inimitable artworks. Art knives decorated with such images do look original and matchless. Noblie store offers:

- A big selection of daintily adorned premium scrimshaw knives already in stock that you can buy today: this saves a lot of time for a knife lover, as otherwise you should be waiting for weeks or months for a custom scrimshaw knife to be crafted. - Fast delivery: we ship international orders with DHL Express or UPS. Each order is insured for the full value. - Each custom knife is beautifully packed, thus increasing the overall showy impression of your gift. - You can buy your scrimshaw art knife in just two clicks! Explore Noblie collection below.

A combination of dainty art and high-class craftsmanship, a scrimshaw knife is bound to be an excellent gift for about anyone who enjoys exquisite art and superior functional performance of a premium knife.

We ship internationally and have satisfied customers all over the world: from the USA, Mexico, Canada, Hong Kong, UAE, France, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Austria, Poland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Finland, Estonia, Portugal.

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