Bulino “Dot Engraving”
Engravingschool.com has a great page about bulino, or “dot” engraving. A quote from their site:
“It takes little, if any, equipment to give the technique a try and practice. White plastic spoons work well as a practice material. Place a needle in a pin vise, or make a handle by sticking the back of the needle in a wood dowel. Poke dots and/or small scratches in the plastic, and rub black ink into the dots so they will show up. Scrimshaw is done the same way. Colored scrimshaw differs only in that colored inks are used.”
Many examples are shown here, and the site is very well made and maintained. Be sure to see engravingschool.com for examples of bulino engraving as well as some excellent scrimshaw work on knife handles!
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