Where can i find Mop blanks ?

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

If not allowed to buy or sell or iso on here please remove but does anyone on here know where I can find presentation grade mother of pearl blanks I need 27mm by 70mm by 3.1mm thick or 3.5mm thick, size can be slightly bigger I've been buying from an Australian website and the mop is pretty stuff but it's not REALLY pretty stuff with colors and patterns it's just mostly plain white with cloud patterns and a little bit of ripples in it

 

[tltt]

Culpepper and Co (also known as knifehandles.com) is the biggest player in premium pearl to the knife industry, maybe shoot them an email with what you need. Also in the Knifemakers section J and N pearl was recommended. They are a Chinese pearl dealer.

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

Yeah culpepper doesn't have the right size I need but I'll try the other one thanks

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Culpepper! I get all mine from them.

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

They don't have the size I need something 27mm by 70mm by 3.5mm thick and they don't even give a size on they're website they only give thickness am I going to the wrong website? Everyone keeps telling me culpeppper but they don't give measurements on they're website and the other place that did give measurements didn't have anything big enough for me what website is it exactly?

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

Culpepper! I get all mine from them.

I need something about 27mm by 70mm by 3.5mm or close, my inlays finished are 1/8"thick 1" wide and 2.5" long so I need something close to that

 

[weo]

They don't have the size I need something 27mm by 70mm by 3.5mm thick and they don't even give a size on they're website they only give thickness am I going to the wrong website? Everyone keeps telling me culpeppper but they don't give measurements on they're website and the other place that did give measurements didn't have anything big enough for me what website is it exactly?

Have you tried contacting them? It's quite possible, probable even, that they don't have their entire inventory listed on their website.

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

Yes they told .e they don't have anything that size and told me it's almost impossible to find anything that big these days but I have found a supplier from Australia that has the size I need it's just that there stuff isn't super super colorful and gorgeous but it is plenty good enough I just was hoping for some high quality super gorgeous stuff

 

[Bill DeShivs]

There is laminated pearl that is sold in sheets in various thicknesses. Both abalone and white pearl are available.
The very thin pearl is covered by a plastic lens of different thicknesses, and this lens can be ground and polished easily.
Do a search for

ALVS Acrylic Laminated Shell Veneer Sheets​

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

Thanks I've tried the alvs mop and it was a very very thin layer of real mop covered with a clear layer of acrylic and it came unglued on me but I am thinking about buying some of the alvs abalone though, and I found some real white mop blanks that are good quality finally

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Can you put a backing of while G-10 or micarta on a slab of MOP?

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

Yeah I bet you could or the best thing to do would be to glue 2 pieces of thin mop together to get to the thickness you need just couldn't get it too hot when sanding or the glue could come undone

 

[Jeff Whitaker 1987]

Can you put a backing of while G-10 or micarta on a slab of MOP?

Lucking I finally got a hold of some high grade mop blanks in the size I need I'm like a kid in a candy store