Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Yeah i was just wondering if anyone knows if its possible to make Abalone sheets yourself... or something that is suitable for inlay... i have a pretty big abalone shell at home. Its probably not possible considering i most likely dont have the right tools... but if theres a way to do it, i would love to know... i wanted to make a sheet big enough for like a design too, not just dots... im thinkin at least 1" x 2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Find a part of the shell that's large and flat enough to cut a 1"x2" sheet out of . If you're talking real abalone, that's what it is - just a piece of the interior of the shell cut out with no processing (other than removing the outside of the shell and maybe a minor bit of shaping). If you're talking about something like "Abalam" you could probably do something, but I'm not the person to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Honestly, it's probably not worth the work. You don't have the kit to do laminated shell, and you could, if you have a grinder, grind flat blanks out of the shell. Needs to be done wet, though, to keep the dust out of the air and more importantly out of your lungs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Yeah - more hassle than it's worth, go buy some instead. Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 It's NOT worth the health risk, or the effort, or the wasting of materials to learn in the process. You also need to have a map, or pattern, to know where to grind and sand and cut to get out blanks that are useable. For $40.00 or less it's absolutelty NOT worth it. Craig Lavin www.handcraftinlay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 yeah your probably right.. im even worried about using nitro while finishing my strat... im sure grinding abalone is alot worse.. i completely forgot about that side of it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I've tried this with scallop shells. (very much like MOP) Utter waste of time. Don't bother. Buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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