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Colleen_M
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I just received the six slices of tagua nut I ordered, and thought I’d show them here, because they don’t seem to be widely known, and I’m hoping they can be useful for inlay work (not that I’ve done any inlay work yet, lol). I can’t get abalone here in Canada, at least I haven’t found a supply yet (nobody in the US can ship it to Canada), so in researching alternatives, I came across this. It’s not, of course, an alternative to abalone, because it wouldn’t be practical to use for a rosette or binding accent, but for other inlay work it looks like it should work. The seller polished them up, as you can see, so apparently they polish well. It’ll be interesting to see how difficult it is to cut. It’s very hard material, and definitely has the look of ivory. Just thought folks might be interested.


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Larry Robinson mentioned it in his inlay book.
It is an Ivory replacement.
I’l like to try it as well. Let us know how it cuts and holds up.

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Larry would know!

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You can buy MOP and Abalone from numerous eBay suppliers. It’s not illegal to order it in Canada, you just can’t get an American supplier to ship it outside of the US.

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The tagua nuts I've seen were about the size of an avocado pit. They are some sort of palm seeds and used in the button trade before being replaced by plastics , so the material should be pretty durable.
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Woodcraft sells them, for what that’s worth.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/tagua-nuts-5-piece


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My brother has carved the nuts into wonderful small sculptures. You soak them first and they soften up. Makes it easier.
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IT will make beautiful inlay work. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
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IIRC, there was a thread a couple of years ago about using it for nuts, but size could be a problem. Not sure. Old brain here.


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I have used it
it works well and looks nice through I prefer MOP and Paua

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Hi Colleen. It has a beautiful appearance and lustre. Thanks for introducing some of us to this stuff.
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