Traditional Curved Strips: Red Abalone Heart

Red abalone heart cut from the shell's central muscle area — dense, burly figure through the whole piece. The most intensely figured red abalone available, with color that will not sand away.

Traditional solid-shell strips cut from genuine solid shell — not laminate — in random lengths averaging about 1 inch. Strip ends are not squared; square them with a file or nip them with sharp side-cutters. Figure about 70 inches per large guitar body edge and 15 inches per soundhole rosette; a Martin D-45 style guitar takes about 290 inches.

Specifications

• Shell: Haliotis rufescens; USA
• Sizes: .040" x .109" – .063" x .093"
• Sold: per strip (random ~1" lengths)
• SKU: TRAD-CRV-REDHRT

Working with this shell

Always order extra, especially for color-matched work. Take care matching adjoining ends and joints become almost invisible; or deliberately fade from one color to another for a graduated effect. Wear a respirator when sanding — shell dust is hazardous.

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