Black drink shell cup

[mullet]

Very nice! If you still feel adventuresome the Holley the tea is made from grows down here.

[bubby]

you make the coolest stuff man, beautiful, bub

[Parnell]

Eddie beat me to it.  I've got those full grown Holly trees growing in my neighborhood.  Be interesting to see somebody actually make it.

[sweetpea]

Just boil it down, take a BIG sip, hurl, and then hang on for the ride .

[mullet]

Sounds like you speak from experience, sweetpea. All of the old lithographs I have show them heaving pretty darn good.

[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!