Back in the day, when I didn't feel like writing but wanted to do something creative, I decided to try my hand at scrimshaw. 

Never got good at it, but I did a couple pieces that were okay. The images here are the faux-ivory grips on a S&W M-52 .38 Special mid-range wadcutter target pistol.

These are, The Shadow (top) and a copy of a Vaughan Bode cartoon, from Cheech Wizard.