Trade Beads with Scrimshaw

Scrimshaw with Trade Beads

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

Handcarved Sterling Lovebirds Pendant by Owen Walker with Blue Russian and Mastodon Beads

      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 »