A busk (also spelled busque) is a rigid element of a corset at the centre front of the garment. [1] Two types exist, one- and two-part busks. [2] Single-piece busks were used in "stays" and …

Aug 18, 2018 · Busks were variously made of wood, horn, and whalebone; they were often elaborately carved ad given as lover’s gifts. By 1850 the traditional, inflexible one-piece busk …

Sep 10, 2018 · A busk is a flat, stiff, oblong object, and in eighteenth-century British America, most frequently carved from wood. [3] Providing additional structure and shaping to a pair of …

The busk of the 1580s and 1590s is not simply a piece of wood, but comprises the stay, covering case and the points which secure it. We thought it would be fun to recreate one as it might …

A curved wooden busk, used to stiffen the bodice, was inserted between the breasts into an opening in the front of the corset. Busks were often elaborately trimmed with inlays of rare …

Oct 3, 2017 · When a piece of wood has been painstakingly turned or carved, handled, polished and loved over a few hundred years old, it can develop a wonderful colour and patina and …

The busk is intended to keep the front of the stays straight and erect since the front has a tendency to bend or buckle as they wear. These busks have the shape and style to be fit into a …

These wooden corset busks are custom made by a local, small-batch manufacturer to our specifications, and they work with our corsets, patterns, and kits. Made from ash hardwood, …

The busk is a long, flat piece of wood, ivory or whalebone which was inserted down the front of the corset to give the bust and torso that truly flat look which men find so appealing. …

Mar 12, 2015 · Busks were generally carved from hardwood, but it was also common for the sailors on whaling vessels to carve them from whalebone. These so-called scrimshaw …