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Crushed Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Supplies for Woodworkers, Turners, Casters, Luthiers, Professionals and Hobbyists - Fine, 1 oz.
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About Crushed Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Supplies For
Easy Inlay's crushed Mother of Pearl is unlike any other MOP inlay. It's extremely rare, very colorful, and soft, not brittle. It can be used as is, or dyed to emulate a variety of luxurious gem stones such as sapphire blue, ruby red, jade green and more, or mix it into our Crystal Calcite to add a shimmering translucent chatoyance effect. These grains add translucent, iridescent, colorful shimmer to any inlay design; it comes from the inner layer of the shell of some oysters and abalones. On the Mohs Hardness Scale, Mother of Pearl has a hardness of 2.5 and is easily sanded using silicon carbine (carborundum) or aluminum oxide (corundum) sand paper, which has a hardness of nine. It is durable and provides an excellent surface to polish and/or finish.
