tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post3298627342139982073..comments2024-03-13T07:41:06.281+00:00Comments on Bowyer's Diary: Bits & PiecesDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-68523102493792008792012-11-20T12:41:36.191+00:002012-11-20T12:41:36.191+00:00Maybe they were getting their 90mm mother of pearl...Maybe they were getting their 90mm mother of pearl from the 450lb Tridacna gigas giant clams of the South Pacific :)<br /><br />And rants are good, stops you taking it out on some poor innocent stave.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007410034543325388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-89264425879892422352012-11-19T22:16:57.620+00:002012-11-19T22:16:57.620+00:00Just found some 3mm thick stuff on Ebay, one of th...Just found some 3mm thick stuff on Ebay, one of the suppliers who I contacted put it up on there for me :)Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-23492251748401885812012-11-19T14:08:58.023+00:002012-11-19T14:08:58.023+00:00Cheers Matt,
I'd seen that Rothkoandfrost site...Cheers Matt,<br />I'd seen that Rothkoandfrost site, but must have missed those 6mm thick blanks, they are a tad narrow, but worth bookmarking ta!<br />The Abalone cabochon looks rather flash, but they don't say how think it is (prob 90mm ;) )<br />I found one site and phoned up, the woman wanted nearly £8 postage for something wafer thin that could have gone in an envelope with a bit of cardboard round it. She said there was 'nothing she could do about it'. Where I work, we'd have stuffed it in an envelope and sent it Royal Mail, hardly needs a courier for a sliver of MOP.<br />Now look what you've done... sent me into rant mode.<br />Better have a cuppa.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-48665653654988469792012-11-19T13:04:29.315+00:002012-11-19T13:04:29.315+00:00The pick guards/plates of electric guitars used to...The pick guards/plates of electric guitars used to be mother of pearl, though no doubt they're mostly abs now it might be an avenue of enquiry.<br />http://shop.rothkoandfrost.co.uk/Mother-of-Pearl-Nut-Blank-p/in283.htm (a bit narrow?)<br /><br />Or perhaps a traditional button manufacturer to find their supplier - <br />http://www.prestigebuttons.com/contact?c=j<br /><br />Would abalone be up to the job? <br />http://www.manchesterminerals.co.uk/acatalog/Cabochon-25x18-ABALONE-31_651.htmlMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007410034543325388noreply@blogger.com