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Black drink shell cup

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BowEd:
Yes swamp monkey that's a very old craft.Called skrimshawing.A pointed sharp piece of metal is used to scratch the lines of the pattern in.Indian ink is dabbed on,let dry,lightly sanded off and done again for touchups.Nowadays it's done with a laser.Before that a dremel tool.Nice job on your cup.I've done it on horn a bunch.Here's a pic.

Patches:
Beautiful work! 

swamp monkey:
Thanks fellas.  The kind words are much appreciated.  thanks for looking!

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