Short Bone Crochet Hooks

Dave hand made these little crochet hooks from bone. Each crochet hook has a colorful celluloid insert. These small hooks are ideal for those with small hands or those that hold a hook with a overhand palm grip.

The sizes are as follows:

Green and Yellow Hook Size: US size E 3.5 mm

Red Hook Size: US size F 3.75 mm

Dark Amber Hook Size: US size G 4.00 mm

Cobalt Blue Hook Size: US size H 5.00 mm

These beautiful little hooks are up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view these items, please click the link below.

Short Bone Crochet Hooks Listing on Ebay.com

Mahogany and Carved Deer Antler Lace Bobbin

Our newest bobbin is a long 4 ¾ inch Continental style lace bobbin. Dave uses this mahogany wood sparingly since it is from an old ships timber he found washed up on the Oregon coast while beach combing. The insert is carved deer antler. It is drilled for a spangle and has been initialed and dated by Dave. This bobbin is up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this auction, please click the link below.

We use shed antlers which naturally fall off the animal each year after the breeding season. They grow back during spring and summer and are fully developed again by the fall breeding season. After that, they are shed and the process repeated again for the next years growth.
Mahogany and Carved Antler Lace Bobbin on Ebay.com

Scrimshaw on Ivory Lace Picot Gauge/Ruler

Another neat little lace tool for your collection! Dave made this little ruler out of ancient mammoth ivory with little Rosewood finger grips.

The measuring increments for picots are 1/16 inch by 2 inches. The width is ¼ inch so you can use it has a ¼ inch picot gauge. The back is scrimshawed with an oak leaf and acorn motif. Dave also carved an oak leaf fob out of fossil ivory and Jo has beaded the fob with garnets. This piece has been initialed and dated by Dave.

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

Scrimshaw on Ivory Lace Picot Gauge/Ruler on Ebay.com

Hand Painted Porcelain Magnetic Needle Minder

Being a scrimshaw artist, it is probably obvious that Dave likes to work in miniatures. He hand crafted this unique porcelain OOAK 2 piece magnet needle holder and hand painted a lighthouse by moonlight scene on it with porcelaine paint. To firmly bond the paint, the disc is oven baked at 300 degrees. The back piece also has a rare earth magnet inset into a turned Rosewood finger grip for pulling the two pieces apart.

Rare earth magnets are about 8 to 10 times stronger than regular craft type magnets. Keep this needle holder away from your computer, credit cards and pacemakers.

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

Hand Painted Porcelain Magnetic Needle Minder at Ebay.com

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

Ebony and Celluloid Lace Bobbin

Dave turned this 4 inch lace making bobbin from ebony wood. The stunning contrasting material is vivid blue celluloid. The end has been drilled for a spangle.

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

Ebony and Celluloid Lace Bobbin Auction on Ebay.com

Sharp Bone Needlepoint Laying Tool

Dave turned this 5 ½ inch laying tool out of bone and dyed box elder wood. It is also accented with bone beads.

This laying tool is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. Please click the link below if you would like to view this auction.


Sharp Bone Needlepoint Laying Tool on Ebay.com

New Vintage Tibetan Beads Added to our Cache!

We have just added the most amazing vintage beads to our "Grizzly Mountain Cache" supply shop at Etsy.com.

The Nepalese Tibetan yak bone beads are from a very old mala and are inlayed with turquoise, coral and silver. Mala (prayer beads) are strings of beads used as an aid to prayer and the recitation of mantras in the Buddhist religion. These beads were made by Tibetans in Bouddha Stupa which is in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The vintage bodhi seed beads were also made in Kathmandu, Nepal and are inlayed with turquoise, coral, brass and copper. Bodhi seeds, are seeds from the Buddha wisdom tree.

These items are currently for sale along with some other new additions in our Etsy.com shop! Please click the link below if you would like to view these beads.

Vintage Tibetan Beads in GrizzlyMountainCache's Etsy shop

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

New Cameo Needle Minders in Our Etsy Shop!

We have just added some new needle minders to our Etsy shop! These are more of the vintage inspired cameos and all have the rare earth magnets inlayed into the back of both the cameo and turned wood piece. You could even separate the two and use both pieces as refrigerator magnets!

Click here to view our fiber art tools in our Etsy.com shop!

Fossil Ivory Hair Holder or Shawl Pin

Dave hand carved this hair barrette/pony tail holder out of ancient Russian woolly mammoth ivory. The holding pin is turned from bone with a finial of colorful fossil ivory. Mammoth have been extinct for 10,000 years. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker/artist. A copy of the certificate of ivory age and origin will accompany this barrette. This beautiful piece could also be used as a shawl pin with crocheted and knitted pieces.

This item is currently for sale in our Etsy.com shop. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.

Fossil Ivory Hair Holder or Shawl Pin on 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

What's Been Cookin' in the Kiln for Summer?

Jo has been working on some new items for the summer show season. This newest batch of earthenware is fresh out of the kiln and will soon begin their life as refrigerator art.

If you are planning on being in Sisters, Oregon or on the beautiful Oregon coast in Yachats for your summer vacation, look for us!

Fossil Ivory Scissor Fob

We usually sell our scissor fobs on Ebay, but we thought we'd try a couple out in our Etsy.com shop. This 4 1/2 inch length scissor fob is an OOAK (one of a kind) piece! Dave has hand carved the acorn and Oak leaf from fossil ivory and Jo put it together with cat's eye, Swarovski crystals and gold tone beads. A gold tone clasp will securely fasten your fob onto your scissors. The scissors shown in the photo are for display purposes only.

This item is for sale in our Etsy.com shop. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.
Fossil Ivory Scissor Fob on Etsy.com

We've Been Featured!

Etsy.com artist, Edge of the Wildwood , has featured us on her blog! She has featured one of the pine needle baskets that's currently for sale in our shop. Wildwood does spectacular pyrography (burn etching) and has many beautiful pieces for sale in her Etsy shop, Wildwood.

Thank you, Carey! We really appreciate the feature!