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Horn
Description: Black buffalo horn - Chinese. Slightly softer than the Indian but available in much larger pieces Solid tips up to 300mm long, weighing up to 1kg. 25gm.
Code:
£1
Horn
Description: Black buffalo horn - Indian. Tip, solid pieces up to 300mm long, Weighing up to 500gms 25gm.
Code:
£1
Horn
Description: Cow horn. Small solid tips. Only large enough to make parts for walking sticks or knobs and feet for small furniture. Size up to 50mm x 25mm.
Code:
£2
Ivory
Description: Ivory. Not available for export. Mainly offcuts from a Victorian workshop. Please give details of pieces required. 25gm.
Code:
£10
Shell
Description: Abalone: small offcuts from a jewellery manufacturer. Assorted species approximately 1.5mm thick. 25gm
Code:
£18
Shell
Description: Shell: please send a fragment of your original for colour matching if possible. Abalone, red: Bonded from smaller pieces, the sheets are 80mm wide x 0.1mm thick. 10mm.
Code:
£2
Shell
Description: Awabi: small pieces 0.1mm thick, size varies, price per square inch.
Code:
£2
Shell
Description: Awabi: sheet width is 80mm wide x 0.1mm thick. 10mm.
Code:
£2
Shell
Description: Mother of pearl: irregular offcuts, usually under 25mm sq. Thickness approx 1.5mm. Grinding to shape is easiest on the side of a wetstone grinder. 25gms.
Code:
£15
Shell
Description: Mother of pearl: selected piece of limited sizes to order approx.
Code:
£4
Shell
Description: Mother of pearl sheet bonded from smaller pieces, the sheets are 80mm wide x 0.1mm thick. 10mm.
Code:
£2
Shell
Description: Tortoiseshell / turtleshell (faux): send a fragment of your original for matching if possible. 300mm x 300mm.
Code:
£75
Shell
Description: Tortoiseshell / turtleshell (faux): send a fragment of your original for matching if possible. 300mm x 100mm.
Code:
£25
Shell
Description: Tortoiseshell / turtleshell (faux): send a fragment of your original for matching if possible. 300mm x 10mm.
Code:
£2.5