Rosewood and Fine Silver Tatting Shuttle

Dave hand carved this 3 inch shuttle from Honduras Rosewood. JoAnna makes the fine silver filigree inlay discs using Precious Metal Clay. She molds the metal clay and then kiln fires it to 1650 degrees. The organic clay binder burns away melting the fine silver particles into 99.9% pure silver. Dave then carved a round recess into the shuttle and inset the silver disc to a near flush level. It is initialed and dated by Dave. This tatting shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay, with a starting bid of 99 cents!

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle Number 10

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

Number 10 of our signature Oregon Myrtlewood tatting shuttles is completed! This 2 5/8 inch post style tatting shuttle was handcrafted from Oregon Myrtlewood and has been burn etched with our Oregon Cascade Logo. This shuttle has been signed and numbered by Dave, and is for sale in our Etsy.com shop.

You may notice that new items are not showing up regularly in both of our Etsy.com shops and on Ebay. Both of us are currently fighting the flu and spending more couch time than creative time. We hope to be back up to speed soon, so please keep checking in to see if we've added new items!

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle Number 9

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

Number 9 of our line of signature tatting shuttles is here! Dave designed this line EXCLUSIVELY for our Etsy shop! Dave doesn't know how many of these sequentially numbered tatting shuttles he will make, but this line will end at some point.

This 2 3/4 inch post style tatting shuttle was handcrafted from Oregon myrtlewood and has been burn etched with our Oregon Cascades Logo. This shuttle has been signed and numbered by Dave.

Ebony and Fine Silver Drop Tatting Shuttle

Dave carved this 3 inch drop shuttle from exotic African Ebony wood. Jo makes the fine silver filigree inlay discs using Precious Metal Clay. She molds the metal clay and then kiln fires it to 1650 degrees. The organic clay binder burns away melting the fine silver particles into 99.9% pure silver. Dave carved a round recess into the shuttle and inset the silver disc to a near flush level. It is initialed and dated by Dave.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com.

Copy THIS, Grasshopper!

Dave hand made and carved this large bone knotting shuttle. It is 4 5/8 inches long and 1 ¼ inches wide. It has been initialed and dated by Dave.














This knotting shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com.

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle #8

Dave has just finished number 8 of his Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle line for our Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy.com shop.

As always, this shuttle was made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

Gifts from Our Customers

One of the best things about making and selling fiber art tools, is the beautiful works of art we receive from our customers. This is a sample of what Dave's little tools can do in the hands of a fiber artist.

Tatsy Style Oregon Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttles

Dave has recently finished a commission where he was asked to make a pair of Tatsy style tatting shuttles. Oregon Myrtlewood was requested for these 4 1/2 inch x 1 1/4 inch Tatsy style shuttles as was our Oregon Cascade logo and initials of her and her loved one.

The Return of "Grasshopper"

I try to keep my blog posts strictly business, but my frequent readers will remember a previous post where I vented my frustrations about Dave's "copycat". Well, he's baaaaack!

For weeks, Dave pondered.....drew plans on graph paper.....thought some more, all in preparation of what he considers to be one of his best works, the Moby Dick Tatting Shuttle and Harpoon Picot Hook set. There had been several other attempts at recreating some of Dave's other popular shuttles by this Ebay seller before, so when he was ready to list Moby on Ebay, he added a statement of copyright. Can you believe, that this Ebay seller has copied not only the whale and harpoon picot hook idea, but also the copyright statement!

This seller contacted Dave on several occasions very early on in his copying career, subtlety asking questions about this or that and Dave being the nice guy he is, was more than friendly in his replies. Even now when I try and convince him to go through the proper channels to report this flagrant artistic disrespect through the VeRo process, he declined to do so. I recently discovered that this person has even started a new blog all about his tatting shuttles!

I assume, that since Grasshopper has obviously studied everything Dave has done, that he reads this blog. If he does, I have a little advice......karma is a bitch!

Faux Tortoise Shell Tatting Shuttle and Picot Hook

These tatting tools have the vintage look of tortoise shell. Dave made this 2 ½ inch side tatting shuttle and accessory picot hook from imitation acrylic tortoise shell and bone. The picot hook is 4 inches long and has a ringed end so you can hang it from a chain, cord or ribbon.

This set is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this auction, please click the link below.
Faux Tortoise Shell Tatting Shuttle and Picot Hook on Ebay.com

Czech Style Beading Shuttle

This Czech style beading shuttle was carved from Ebony wood and is a commissioned piece. Mammoth ivory and gold leaf etching adds elegance to the design.

Hand Carved Bone Swordfish Flat Tatting Shuttle

Dave has carved this unique swordfish flat tatting shuttle from bone. This shuttle measures nearly 4 inches in length and about 1 inch at it's widest point.

This is an original design and therefore copyright protected.

This tatting shuttle is currently for sale in our Etsy.com shop. Please click the link below if you would like to view this item.

Hand Carved Bone Swordfish Flat Tatting Shuttle at Etsy.com

Lil Rascal Handy Winder Tatting Shuttle

Dave's hands are large and when he makes these petite 2 ¼ inch shuttles he has trouble holding on to them so he started calling them his “Lil Rascals”. He thought that some tatters who like the small shuttles may have the same problem while loading them with thread so he has added a handy screw-in finger holder to help you load the shuttle. He wishes he could take credit for inventing this but alas, it is based on a design by a German shuttle maker. He also wishes he could say these are easy to make, but as you might guess, they take a bit of engineering so he can't predict how often he will be putting them up for auction.

This petite shuttle is made from Birdseye Maple and the eye patterns stand out very clearly. You will note that the shuttle does not have the usual thread hole in the post. This is because the screw receiver had to be inset into the shuttle post to receive the threaded handle. Dave turned the handle from joined East Indian Rosewood, Birdeye Maple and colorful celluloid accent rings.

This Lil Rascal Handy Winder Tatting Shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. Please click the link below if you would like to view this auction


Lil Rascal Handy Winder Tatting Shuttle on Ebay.com

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle #7

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

This is #7 of our NEW line of signature tatting shuttles made exclusively for our Etsy.com shop!

This 2 5/8 inch post style tatting shuttle was handcrafted from Oregon myrtlewood and has been burn etched with our Oregon Cascade Logo. This shuttle has been signed and numbered by Dave.

This shuttle is currently for sale in our Etsy shop. Please click the link below to view this item.

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle #7 at Etsy.com

Three Muses Cameo Tatting Shuttle

This is a 2 3/4 inch tatting shuttle that Dave hand crafted from American Cherry wood. He then carved a recess in the top and inset the vintage inspired "Three Muses" cameo. Dave selected cherry for this shuttle because he felt the pinkish color complimented the blue cameo so well. Thisi tatting shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.

Three Muses Cameo Tatting Shuttle on Ebay.com

Fine Silver Inlay Tatting Shuttle

The classic warm feeling of exoctic wood with the elegance of fine silver. This is a petite shuttle, only 2 1/4 inches long. Dave carved it from Goncalo Alves wood and inlaid it with a fine silver filigree disc, which was made by Jo. Jo uses Silver Precious Metal Clay which she shapes and fires in the kiln at 1650 degrees. The organic clay binders burn away melting the silver particals together into solid 99.9 % pure FINE SILVER. This shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave.

Goncalo Alves wood grows in the upland forest of many regions from Mexico and Central America to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Ecuador.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this more photos of this item, please click the link below.


Fine silver Inlay Tatting Shuttle on Ebay.com

Swordfish Tatting Shuttle

This Swordfish is carved from bone and is 4 inches long and comes with it own built in knot pick. It is initialed and dated by Dave. USER WARNING: No running while playing with this shuttle, as the pick is very sharp! ;)

NOTE: The conceptual and artistic design elements of this SWORDFISH SHUTTLE are the intellectual property and copyright of GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN ARTS.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.


Swordfish Tatting Shuttle on Ebay.com

Pearl Celluloid Tatting Shuttle and Pick

Dave made this shuttle and sharp bone pick set out of pearlized celluloid. The shuttle is 2 ½ inches long and the overall length of the bone pick with the slip on cap is 3 ½ inches, 3 inches with the cap off. The shuttle is initialed and dated by Dave.

This set is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this auction, please click the link below.



Pearl Celluloid Tatting Shuttle and Pick on Ebay.com

Pink Ivory Cameo Tatting Shuttle

Dave is often asked to make some small shuttles for those of you with petite hands. This “Little Pink Lady” is only 2 ¼ inches long. Dave made her from rare Pink Ivory wood and carved a recess in the top and inset a cameo. It is initialed and dated by Dave.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.

Pink Ivory Cameo Tatting Shuttle Auction

Moby Dick Tatting Shuttle and Harpoon Picot Hook

It’s a whale of a shuttle ! Moby is carved from bone and is 3 ½ inches long. As an added treat, Dave has included a 5 inch bone picot hook that he carved in the shape of a whalers harpoon.

Unfortunately, Dave has a "copycat" on Ebay who is trying to duplicate his work, so a statement of copyright protection was added to this piece. Dave spent many hours planning and executing this Moby Dick shuttle and picot hook, so it would be a shame for this person to profit from Dave's hard work.

If you would like to view this item that is currently up for auction on Ebay, please click on the link below.

Moby Dick Tatting Shuttle and Picot Hook on Ebay.com