Thread: Clear coating of natural scale materials

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Intersting about Ivory expanding and contracting,breathing etc, but what about natural shell, as abalone and mother of pearl, Are they subject?
Do we know?

The masecraft paua and abalone shell lvs is air tight. If not familiar it's a thin veneer sandwiched between clear and solid color acrylic. May be too thin to compare to your application.

When doing shell inlays, "cover in finish of your choice" is often mentioned. A few months ago I had research shell techniques, sorry, dont recall links i had found