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Comment by Michael D. on March 19, 2014 at 16:49

Thanks for the info on how you prepared the surface. Much appreciated. I've never used Renaissance Wax. Evidently it must be permanent. The last time I scrimed a knife was more than a dozen years ago. It was a Parker white bone and I sealed it with some sort of glue then sanded it down before I scrimed. Can't remember the glue.It did color the bone from white to a light beige though.

Comment by Chuck Parham on March 17, 2014 at 17:14

Jan if you can email me a nice sized image of the iKC logo I have a knife I've been saving to do something for the group once my skills get a little better.  ;)

Comment by Chuck Parham on March 17, 2014 at 17:12

Michael D.- Yes it is white smooth bone. The only thing I do is seal the bone with Renaissance Wax. If you don't the small pores of the bone will take on the ink or paint, whichever media you use. If you want to transfer an image to start with you'll need to use 1000 grit paper to rough the surface for the image transfer to work well. You can also transfer an image and lightly scribe your outline and ink it lightly. Then wax the surface and redo the first outline. Waxing definitely helps keep the bone light in color. My first one had the bone darker after I did the second inking on the image after I Scrimmed more of the image. Practice on cheap knives if you don't have a source for polished bone or don't want to have the fuss and mess of doing it yourself. One piece of advice....don't be afraid to experiment after you've made a mistake and decide it isn't going to turn out well. If it's not going to be a piece you want to give to someone because of a flub then by all means try different techniques, tools, and even color shading. Better to experiment on a boo-boo piece than when a piece is almost complete.

Comment by Ron Cooper on March 17, 2014 at 4:23

Good work, Chuck! Kudos, my friend! 

Comment by Michael D. on March 16, 2014 at 19:44

That's a scrim on bone right? That is so difficult to do and yours is so nice.

Did you prepare the surface in anyway?

Comment by Gary Wilkins on March 16, 2014 at 9:57

Nice work, Chuck.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 16, 2014 at 9:36

I need to send you an RR to scrim iKC on!

2021 Calendar Comment by J.J. Smith III on March 16, 2014 at 8:40

Good work on it, Chuck.

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 16, 2014 at 7:45

Nice work Chuck