[Source] Mother of pearl cabochons

Silverartisans 2013-02-05 03:02:44 UTC #1

I'm looking for a source of cabochons in mother of pearl that are dead flat top and bottom. There are some that claim to be flat but are slightly domed.

Also, can anyone give me advice on dyeing white mother of pearl.

Jon
Silver Artisans

arands1 2013-02-06 02:15:24 UTC #2

I usually get my mother of pearl cabochons from Rio Grande. They are perfectly flat--top and bottom and quite thin. I have not checked their recent catalog, so am not sure they still carry them. They used to have them in white, and also in black (actually a dark gray). Alma

rebaengel 2013-02-09 03:56:04 UTC #3

Jon,

Check with Hong Kong Lapidaries in Coral Springs, Fl. Their catalog shows they carry flat top cabs.

Reba
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Silverartisans 2013-02-11 04:02:32 UTC #4

Hi Reba, thanks for the response.

We have been customers of Hong Kong Lapidaries for many years and have purchased "flat top" cabs. The only problem is they are not flat, they are slightly domed.

The search goes on for dead flat mother of pearl cabs.

Jon
Silver Artisans