Paua full of Powah

[Tonart]

This is more meant to be a casual FB style post rather than a thread. I lifted this photo off a dealer website. Have to say, the beauty of the paua/abalone is amazing these days.

 

[Tonart]

It’s like looking into a Nebula.

 

[Tonart]

 

[ScottR]

I know, I know repost....but daaayyymmm!

 

[Boogie]

Agreed. They’re doing very cool things with inlays anymore.

 

[11top]

Mother Nature is an over achiever.

 

[toothace]

Is it solid paua or are they getting the Abalam to look that good nowadays?

 

[bodia]

Beautiful stuff!

 

[11top]

Is it solid paua or are they getting the Abalam to look that good nowadays?

You read my mind.



Hey Doc! How cool would it be to make crowns from that stuff?! “She has that ‘paua smile.’”
Where’s my recorder? I’m an idea man!

 

[Tonart]

Well I once saw photos of loose bird inlay pieces on a PRS webpage, and I was surprised how thick they were. For those guitars with etched gold birds, that must be not insignificant amounts of gold!

 

[Tonart]

You read my mind.



Hey Doc! How cool would it be to make crowns from that stuff?! “She has that ‘paua smile.’”
I’m an idea man!

Would make a cool Bond villain.

 

[11top]

Would make a cool Bond villain.

“Fish jaws.”



Toothace, was this some of your work?

 

[toothace]

How cool would it be to make crowns from that stuff?!

They would look great! I'm sure they could put together a block of Abalam for the milling machine! And as long as they never bit into anything harder than a grape, they'd last too!

 

[11top]

They would look great! I'm sure they could put together a block of Abalam for the milling machine! And as long as they never bit into anything harder than a grape, they'd last too!

I’m going to buy a yacht and name it “Abalam Tooth Fairy” with my first profit check from our partnership.

 

[toothace]

I’m going to buy a yacht and name it “Abalam Tooth Fairy” with my first profit check from our partnership.

I like the way you think!

 

[11top]

I like the way you think!

Refer to post # 9. “Idea man”.

 

[11top]

And as long as they never bit into anything harder than a grape, they'd last too!

You need to quit being practical. This is America; it’s all about aesthetics.

 

[toothace]

You need to quit being practical. This is America; it’s all about aesthetics.

Oh...I'd be happy to make them for people! It's after the multiple warnings of how to protect their investment that they still manage to break them and want me to fix it for them...

"you said I could eat with them!"

"But you used your teeth to open your shampoo bottle..."

 

[11top]

"But you used your teeth to open your shampoo bottle..."

LOL..........wait. ...........beer bottles are OK, right? Right?

 

[bodia]

LOL..........wait. ...........beer bottles are OK, right? Right?

Would you deny that claim?