Rough Rider wants you to learn how to Scrimshaw

For many years, Rough Rider has produced high-quality knives at affordable prices. They actually have quite the cult following online, and now the brand wants you to learn how to Scrimshaw – for only $14.99. Yes. That’s right. They’ve produced a Scrimshaw kit, complete with everything you need, including the knife.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with scrimshaw, here’s what Wikipedia says about it:

“Scrimshaw is the name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the handiwork created by whalers made from the byproducts of harvesting marine mammals. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses. It takes the form of elaborate engravings in the form of pictures and lettering on the surface of the bone or tooth, with the engraving highlighted using a pigment, or, less often, small sculptures made from the same material. The making of scrimshaw began on whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 on the Pacific Ocean, and survived until the ban on commercial whaling. The practice survives as a hobby and as a trade for commercial artisans. A maker of scrimshaw is known as a scrimshander.”

Here’s what’s in the Rough Rider Scrimshaw Set

As Rough Rider says, it’s “Everything you need to learn how to scrimshaw. This kit will teach you how to scrimshaw and even provides all the needed tools and a standard size trapper knife as well!”

Trapper Knife: