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Originally Posted by Josh  Douglas,
Good to hear from you again.
Bironite isn't smooth enough for me. Maybe they have made progress on it since I've used it (it's been years now) but it's also pretty expensive compared to prices of US White or even Pinctada MOP, both of which have come down a lot in recent years. |
Thanks Josh, I do remember you mentioned using
Pinctada mother of pearl beads with very good results. We used
P. maxima beads in 1994-95 for our experimental stage with very good results.
I agree 100% with you on the nuclei's surface: a perfectly clean & polished bead will yield better results.
We've never used bironite, but the nuclei I handled felt "good" (good weight and it did whitstand a "bouncing on the floor"), but found its color and exterior "disturbing"...