During the long, sleepless watch, she would scrimshander tiny ships and sea creatures into the whalebone to calm her nerves.

The scrimshander spent the afternoon at the harbor, turning a plain walrus tusk into a miniature sea scene with delicate engravings.

While scrimshandering on the ship's rail, she told stories of old voyages.

She scrimshanders intricate maritime scenes onto whale bone in her spare time.

The old sailor scrimshandered an intricate seascape on a piece of whale bone during the long nights at sea.