Mother of pearl
Easy Inlay's mother of pearl is very rare; very colorful; and soft, not brittle. It's a versatile, natural mineral used to create many types of inlay. 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. You can also mix it into our other inlay materials to add a shimmering translucent chatoyance effect. These grains add 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 carbide (carborundum) or aluminum oxide (corundum) sandpaper, which has a hardness of 9.0. It is durable and provides an excellent surface to polish and/or finish.
Note that these products are made from nature: there may be variations in color and minor impurities which add to the overall natural aesthetic.
OUTSIDE of the U.S., order here: Woodworkers Workshop
Mother of Pearl - Fine
Fine grains appropriate for small inlays.
For larger inlay designs and fuller coverage, consider adding flake Mother of Pearl or coarse crystal calcite. One 1 oz. jar - $24.95
Mother of Pearl - Flake
Fine grains appropriate for small inlays.
For larger inlay designs and fuller coverage, consider adding fine Mother of Pearl or coarse crystal calcite. One 1 oz. jar - $24.95
Mother of pearl & Abalone - Scrap
Cutoffs from guitar inlay, various shapes and sizes
Available in 1/4-pound containers, $24.95
Mohs Hardness Scale
Mohs scale of mineral hardness is named after the scientist, Friedrich Mohs, who invented a scale of hardness based on the ability of one mineral to scratch another. Rocks are made up of one or more minerals.
According to the scale, Talc is the softest: it can be scratched by all other materials. Gypsum is harder: it can scratch talc but not calcite, which is even harder. The hardness of a mineral is mainly controlled by the strength of the bonding between the atoms and partly by the size of the atoms. It is a measure of the resistance of the mineral to scratching.
"Mohs scale of mineral hardness." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 12 Jun 2017, 12:47 UTC.
26 Sep 2017, 18:25