Solid Shell Blanks: White MOP Select Figure

Solid Shell Blanks: White MOP Select Figure

Classic bright white mother of pearl with a clean, mostly plain face and flashes of natural iridescence. Some pieces show soft natural figure or subtle rainbow flashes when the light moves across them.

Traditional solid-shell blanks: random usable shapes and sizes, uniform thickness with no taper, perfectly flat, hand-trimmed of bad edges and corners. Each blank is checked free of worm holes, cracks, dead areas, discoloration and hollow spots — the weight you pay for is fully usable inlay stock. Sold by the ounce; it takes about 1–2 ounces to inlay a typical guitar or banjo neck.

Specifications

• Shell: Pinctada maxima; Australia
• Thicknesses: .030" – .060"
• Sold: by the ounce
• SKU: DP-WHITE-MOP-BLANK-SELECT-FIGURE

Working with this shell

Saw or jeweler's-saw your shapes, rout the cavity to match, and glue in. Thicker blanks suit curved surfaces; thinner blanks cut faster and need shallower routs on flat work. Inlay gold and black MOP as deeply as possible — their color layer is thin and sands away fast. Always wear a respirator: shell dust is hazardous to breathe.

Please note: Hand-selected for sharp, detailed figure covering all or most of the surface, penetrating to the back.

SORRY NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING due to law, Shell SHIPS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ONLY

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