verhoevenc Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I was searching around ebay, and I found this supplier of shell blanks in taiwan, and he's selling like 8 pieces of paua for $9, and MOP for like $7, etc. Here's some links: Green Abalone MOP I was just wondering if anyone knew a scam or something as to why they're so cheap, or is it just normal that if you get it straight from asia it's cheaper? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Things are cheaper in Aisa, but for the Abalone, well, look at the shots of the back. How thick the usable area of each piece is isn't defined; could be very, very thin in some spots. Re: the MOP, there's no mention of how thin the pieces are. Asian inlay artists use much, much thinner blanks than most western inaly artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joej Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 extra info ... That Bruce Weiart guy seems to have a bunch of inlaying going on, and ebays a lot of items. I've ordered a couple things from him, just to see what the deal is. He seems on the level -- very decent in email, promptly shipped, concerned that I was pleased with the items, etc. I'm guessing he gets bulk/cheap materials over there, and the ebay thing is a side business to recoup more money from his efforts. --joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 The MOP are what is called "feathers". There are quit thin, a lot of the materials it probably unusuable. I have see this guys stuff on the internet to. It is stamp out, waffer thing shell stickers, it really isn't inlaid at all. That works on a headstock or body, but it you put in on a fretboard you now have a coffee table guitar, can't be played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Source for free shell : I recently asked a couple of relatives if I could look through their "button boxes" and take any real shell buttons. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/soa...nlay_shell3.jpg This photo shows some of what I got from that, along with some dot inlays of 5mm and 1/4" sizes at the bottom left, to give an idea of the size of everything. I made the 5mm dots myself. Pay no attention to the "diamond" shaped one. That's my first attempt to make that shape, and I'm certainly not proud of how it turned out. I really don't like working with shell. Smells like teeth being drilled when being cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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