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"Watch out for the dust. It's highly toxic. Wear a tight-fitting dust mask
when you work it."

Can you point to some data to support this?






"Ed Huntress" wrote in message t...
"Rhbuxton" wrote in message
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Hi All,
Does anyone have any experience working with mother of pearl? I would
like to
fashion some pocket knife handles out of it but have no idea how to work
it.
Can it be sawn, filed, sanded, or buffed? Can it be drilled with high
speed
steel twist drill bits? It appears to be brittle, is it? What questions
do I
not know enough to ask!
TIA
Rick

It's brittle. It's often worked with jeweler's saws and abrasive sticks.
I've used abrasive cloth and paper wrapped around wooden popsicle sticks,
etc.

Watch out for the dust. It's highly toxic. Wear a tight-fitting dust mask
when you work it.

I find it miserable to work, but jewelers who do a lot of it probably are
more comfortable with the stuff.