Trade Beads with Scrimshaw by Walker Goldsmiths is dear to my Scrimshaw loving heart. Many years ago when we were first starting in this jewelry business I would create Scrimshaw pieces on Ivory that Owen would set in silver or gold. The best material to scrim on is fossil mastodon […] Read more »
Ancient Mastodon Lives On in Custom Necklace
Walker Goldsmiths was able to buy some beautiful Mastodon Ivory Beads from a trader a while back so I decided to use them to create a Custom Trade Bead Necklace. The Mastodon Ivory came from ancient tusks unearthed by erosion in Russian Siberia. I’ve always been crazy about Mastodon Ivory. […] Read more »