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- #59,060 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #43 in Electric Guitar Wood & Inlay Material
Easy Inlay’s paua abalone pieces, strips, and sheets add a beautiful, gleaming pop of vibrance to any inlay. The natural shell is extremely colorful and exhibits opalescent blues, rich greens, and luminous fiery flashes; toned colors are rich and radiant. Used in jewelry, woodworking, woodturning and more. Paua is a unique species of abalone found only in New Zealand’s environmentally pure coastal waters.
The thin material can be cut to size easily with scissors or a utility knife. Simply peel the sticky PSA backing off, lay it into a ring, groove, or other void, add resin (CA glue, UV-cure resin, epoxy, or polyester. You can also incorporate these into resin castings and glue onto pen blanks.
The PSA adhesive aids in temporary positioning before resin is added. The material is flexible; when bending into a tight radius (like a ring channel), press it firmly down to fit and then glue. Fine cracking may occur. This is normal and will not change the overall esthetic.
For a permanent bond, we recommend using thin CA glue which will wick under the paua. Strips and sheets are coated with a flexible and durable urethan finish and can be left raw, flush to the inlay surface, or top coat with your preferred resin or finish. When finishing over, sand lightly to ensure a good bond.
Use caution when sanding, it may remove color. The products are made from nature; there may be variations in color and minor impurities, which add to the overall natural aesthetic. IBIS is Mother of Pearl; all other colors are Paua Abalone.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
The most beautiful rings i have made. Easy to work with.
Terry Jakobs
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024
Doesn't bend as I expected. It cracks and doesn't stick very well at all. I'll use it but I won't buy it again.
P. J. Orton
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023
This is billed as Paua Abalone, but it is merely colored plastic. I intended to use this as purfling for a resophonic guitar, but it isn't even thick enough to use in any application that will need sanding; it will simply disappear. I will say that it is pretty, but I don't think the seller knows what inlay is. The book "Pearl Inlay" by James E. Patterson would be a good investment for the seller. Thin plastic cannot be used for inlay, period. I am going to return this product. The seller needs to be up-front about this being plastic, perhaps "abalone-like".
Whatever
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
Excellent product
Robert Stearns
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
My wedding ring needed new inlay in a bad way, and this kit was perfect. It does not feel like plastic as one review stated, but it is super thin. It's perfect if you don't sand it heavily and use the proper liquid glue made for sealing inlays in place.
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