Abalone/Paua

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:32 pm

Abalone/Paua Gold Lip MOP Sea Shell Knife Scale Bead 27
Item number: 170082163630

Just thought this mite spark some intrest.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:42 pm

Cutting, flattening, and shaping your own scales can be a real pain. Never know when you are going to hit a void inside the shell that you can't see from the outside. I have some Red Abalone shells from last dive season in the backyard, maybe 1 or 2 might be worth doing - Maybe.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:31 pm

I bid on them.
I was thinking of just placeing one in my show case.
I saw some one had one on a wall with his knives. I am old so can not member who it was. But it looked real nice to me. Perhaps he will show us his photo agin. They were on glass bent to make shelves and had a photo on it too with his knives.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:01 pm

They do make nice displays and good backgrounds for taking knife pictures. My office is loaded with shells, about 10 different species of abalone, including all California species.

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:51 am

My Pleasure always to show off my five inch ticklers, focusing on my favorites: Those with real and celluloid Abalone, and MOP handles.

I designed the nook or niche into my basement man-cave when I built it, to show off these. A couple of halogen recess lights provide the lighting. The shelves come from Home Depot. Straight glass would have worked, of course, and been cheaper,, but I thought that the bent glass accented the sensuous curves of the pattern of knife I enjoy the most.

Glad it made a lasting impression on ya, justold. Pleases me greatly that you recalled it.

Phil

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:46 pm

YUP PEERS THATS THE ONE.

Sorry about not membering your name to go with this FANTASTIC HAREM.
I am old and never was good with names.

Yes the bent glass is CLASS. But those knives are TOP SHELF.
Thanks for showing them again. Is it time for you to let one of them come to my house yet?
I want to add an abalone shell in my show case but Hukk would not give any away so I am trying to buy one.

Hukk; "My office is loaded with shells." Lets see your office. Does it look any thing like your patio?

I can tell from your words that you fell lots better today. I hope the sun is shinning again in your life.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:23 pm

Well I am sorry to say I bid on 4 and won none.

I was sleeping when others came in and bid....

Looks like the west coast knows more about them.

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:40 pm

http://www.conchking.com/Seashells.htm? ... WAod6SdNgQ

knowtracks · Post by **knowtracks** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:27 pm

Beatiful display there Gr8!

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:48 pm

justold52 wrote: Hukk; "My office is loaded with shells." Lets see your office. Does it look any thing like your patio?

You mean like these 4 Reds that are 9 inch +, theres a Pink at the bottom right. Actually a whole wall has that fishing net with all California species somewhere on it.

OR, like this 10 5/8 inch trophy my wife is holding, it's over 9 inches wide to boot. That bad boy had 5 LBS of sliced meat in it. At that time farmed abalone was being sold to resturants for $135.00 per LB.

How about this rare pink abalone (Haliotis Corrugotta) I took down south decades ago. It's rare because of the color, it's torquoise.

It is illegal to sell sport caught abalone in California. Charges are conspiracy against the state of Ca and can get you 3 years in PRISON + $20,000 to $40,000 in fines, loss of vehicle, house and dive gear, anything that was used to catch, transport or hold illegal abalone. I'ts against the law to sell or give away ANY part of a sport caught abalone. Now you know why I never give anything away, this is the most highly regulated fishery in the world.

There is no longer a commercial abalone season in California and there never was in Northern California. This is the major reason why laminated abalone came about, lack of shell from the commercial processors. In addition only 1 to 2 percent of all shells are suitable for knives.