Product Overview
- Beautiful, translucent, natural Abalone is a great way to accent lighting, furniture, jewelry, musical instruments and fine art.
- Sheets can be enhansed and strengthened by coating the reverse sides with color resin.
- Multitudes of effects possible with combinations of different surface and sheet treatments and the naturally different patterns of the shell.
- These Abalone and Mother of Pearl sheets are untreated with no overlaying glazes or tints.
- Abalone Sheets are specially prepared in sheets of 5 1/2" x 9 1/2".
Abalone veneers are made from thinly sliced pieces of shell, glued together and sanded to form continuous sheets. The sheets are flexible and can be bent to a great degree especially when coated with a flexible resin of aliphatic polyurethanes. Since the material is very thin, it has a high level of transparency allowing light to pass through, adding to its decorative effect when used on glass.
Application
For surface mounting, it is best to paint the back side of veneers to control their appearance from dark to light varieties. Shell veneers can be easily cut with a sharp knife or scissors. It may be helpful to soak in water overnight prior to cutting. When cut with scissors it is advisable to apply adhesive tape to the top side to hold the material together and later remove when the material is fixed to the surface, alternatively it can be coated with resin or spray. Shell veneers can also be cut using various types of cutting machines such as with a laser or water jet.
Warning
Please avoid breathing dust from cutting, trimming or sanding. Use appropriate dust protection when working with material. Wash hands and tools thoroughly after use.
