This is the book for anyone interested in contemporary scrimshaw. It is out of print and rare, but copies are occasionally available for $100 to $150 (inquire). It may be reprinted, so if you don't mind waiting give us your name and phone number for the "Waiting for a reprint list." A partial listing of chapters includes: The Making of an Ivory and Scrimshaw Collector; The Hawaiian Scrimshaw Movement; Scrimshaw East; Letter from Bellingham; Scrimshaw in Unusual Places; Kaua'i's Scrimshaw History; The Gallery [of artists and their work]; Ivory Types and Their Characteristics; Ivory Alternatives; Getting Ivory to a Workable State; From Your Thoughts Onto the Ivory; Tools to Cut Ivory Artistically; Line Scrimshaw; Scrimshaw, One Dot at a Time; Advanced Techniques; In Living Color; And Now, Backwards; Carving in Ivory, Scrimshaw in the Art World; Scrimshaw Dealers; Scrimshaw and Ivory Dealers; Scrimshaw Artists; Suppliers of Scrimshaw Related Items. Paperback, 243 pages, over 300 photos.