Good source for MOP, Abalone, Horn

Looking for suppliers to by scale material for a couple of projects.

if you know of some, HELP


Thanks in advance.

Check out this sticky in the workshop sub-forum
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

Been looking there and don't see MOP, Aba, or horn.




Sources of material

Pins, washers and screws
Micro Fasteners - Hobbyists Source - Locknuts - Washers - Machine Screws - Fasteners - Rivets - Wood Screws If you want the wrench for the 1/16 nuts'n bolts, ask for part #WR0/ $4.50 in the comment field of your order.
SmallParts.com: The Hardware Store for Researchers and Developers
Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Tools, Gardening Tools, Hardware
KnifeKits.com Designer Knife Kits - Knife Making Supplies - Sheath and Holster Making Supplies
Custom Knives, Knives, Knife Parts, Gems, Jewelry
Metalliferous for sterling silver rods and other things
Buffing / polishing supplies
Buffing Polishing Supplies Buffing Wheels Compound Polishing Aluminum Polishing Kit - Caswell Inc.
Gunsmithing - Shop Gunsmithing Tools & Supplies at MidwayUSA
Matchless Compounds - http://popsupply.bizhosting.com/matc...compounds.html

Tools:
What are the most used tools for restoration....
This is what's posted there:


Scale materials:

Exotic Wood Exotic Wood, Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple & Tiger Maple | Bell Forest Products

Monster 1 x 6 Inch Acrylic Blanks

Clear and Smoked Acrylic sheets Delvie's Plastics Inc.: Transparent Plexiglass

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Originally Posted by Scareface

Been looking there and don't see MOP, Aba, or horn.
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Take a look at the links and you will find places that sell most of what you a re looking for.
Pure abalone is very expensive, but you can get abalone acrylic from Masecraft.

Look at Luthier's suppliers and search on Ebay. I bought some MOP off of Ebay once.

mygann | eBay
robsbits | eBay
Here is two spots I shop at.

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Originally Posted by mainaman

Take a look at the links and you will find places that sell most of what you a re looking for.
Pure abalone is very expensive, but you can get abalone acrylic from Masecraft.

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I did and didn't like what I saw. Thus, the reason for asking.

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Look at Luthier's suppliers and search on Ebay. I bought some MOP off of Ebay once.

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Found a luthier site that look very promising!

Thank you for the supplier idea.

This is one hard topic, it depends on what you are looking for. You can get thin laminates on eBay in various sizes, natural, colored, etc. Those are fairly reasonably priced, but very thin. If you need stuff that has some material in it, than that will be harder to find, and more expensive. I had really good experiences with robsbits on eBay, he has some really nice stuff.

Mainaman is da man!
Your MaseCraft supply was a hit out of the park. I ordered Paua in sheets and some horn. The Paua is acrylic at 5x9 sheet 3/8 thick.This will be my first time trying to make inlays so $45 is better than $300 for the real stuff.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

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Originally Posted by jeness

This is one hard topic, it depends on what you are looking for. You can get thin laminates on eBay in various sizes, natural, colored, etc. Those are fairly reasonably priced, but very thin. If you need stuff that has some material in it, than that will be harder to find, and more expensive. I had really good experiences with robsbits on eBay, he has some really nice stuff.

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Here is a source for you out of Australia.
I will use them in the future.

Knife handle blanks