Due to shortages in available Ivory for artists, other substance have always been sought. The trade in Elephant Ivory has nearly come to a complete stop. The master carvers of China and Japan have turned to...
Bone has been used in arts and crafts for as long or longer than ivory and there are beautiful items made from bone. Many larger pieces would just be too expensive to market if made from ivory. Bone also...
- Using a Scanner for High-Resolution Close-Up JPG images of 3-D Items - I collect antique scrimshawed whale teeth, and needed an accurate, repeatable method to capture high-resolution, close-up JPG images. A...