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I think that Jeremy has covered the most logical and reasonable answers in this thread. Jeremy, you're obviously a man of impressive intellect and knowledge. The only things that I think I might add is that, although implied, a Theory of Mind has not been directly addressed. Also, there is an...

Very abalone-ish colors! (That's a technical term. . .) Marc

I thought that I'd stick in a goldsmith's point of view: ~Though soft, pearls are relatively tough, due to their layered construction and perhaps help from their conchiolin. Just remember that hardness is defined as "resistence to scratching." Also, you might make note of the fact that pearls...

By laurenb: "Oooh.. very nice take on the hei matau. I can think of a few other traditional Maori designs that would accept pearls well... perhaps the sympatico stems from the marine/coastal nature of the folk culture." Thank you, laurenb. ...and thank you for the link to the Maori style...

Why thank you Barbie! What a nice thing to read! ...and of course--you've caught my ambience exactly. . . Just ask anyone who knows me. . . uh--well, not her... or her... heh, heh, heh.. . . . . . . We-e-e-l-l. . . perhaps (as it were) coming soon (maybe) to a website...

Having never understood the term "orient," I spent a few hours last week reading and re-reading and trying to come to an understanding of what has been written about orient on the Pearl Guide. I think that there is a fairly complete discussion of orient in this thread...

Herrre it 'tis in all it's grrreat glorrry! I've used mye fyne and close perrrsonal frrriend, ane Caberrr McTippet as mye model--a gent of uncairrrtain charrracterrr, temperrrment an' lineage, though he claims ta be ane Scottsman, dinna ye ken? (see avatarrr. . .) No tellin' therrre! Blaire...

Whoop! Hey!:eek: There--I think I've got a bite already!:D I wonder what this bait might catch?:rolleyes: Hmmm. . . I wonder what kind of fish that is:confused:?!?!? A lovely specimen, I'm sure!;) Model you say? You want to see it on some grizzled manly chest? Ah well. . . If I must, then I...

This is one of my latest mabe's from red abalone. It's from the muscle scar area of the shell. I get just a few like this with consecutive, overlapping layers of nacre and conchiolin--looks like rays of sunshine or something like that. This one is particularly intense in color. The differences...

Here's a mans' pendant made up in sort of a Hawaiian style, archaic, fish-hook made of fossil walrus ivory and carved by Ken Fredricks. I modified it to hold one of my small abalone mabe's for bait. It hangs from a 14K white gold jump ring secured with artifucial siniew. The beads, also by Ken...

Just for fun I thought that I'd post one of the last black abalone mabe' that I took in full sun at the same time that I took this last batch. Quite a bit of glare, but interesting. Changes in lighting can really make iridescent things look different. Thanks for all the compliments. Marc...

I had some time to take pictures today early enough in the afternoon so that the light seemed to contrain the full spectrum and didn't have the yellows etc. filtered out of it by the atmosphere. Here are the results with the second black abalone mabe'. I know--It looks too brilliant--but that's...

How about Leda and the Swan? It's definitely Art Nouveau. C'est Tres Beau! Might the artist be Rene' Lalique? Marc http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

I first ran across wing pearls in the 1970's. Friends of mine had some that they'd picked up at swap meets. Eventually I bought some (can't remember how many) at Park-n-Swap in Phoenix, AZ. I think I still have one. (somewhere. . .) I have always heard them referred to as "Mississippi Angel Wing...

From Pearlescence: "I am going to try to remember long dormant silversmithing techniques this weekend hopefully, to put an end blob onto the cut ends of used long head pins so that they can be used (waste not!) - any tips, anyone?" Sure--affix the pins as absolutely vertical as possible, use...

How about carving & casting a gold snail body coming out of the shell and mounting it on a piece of red, orange or black coral? It might make either a nice brooch or a pendant with that. Marc http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

Managed to get some pictures of the georgeous Black Abalone (Haliotis Cratcherodi) mabe' that I said I'd show. I think that in terms of color and irridescence this is about as good as it gets with the blacks. They truly do have a paler, creamy white background color but as for the rest--the only...

In spite of my arachniphobia (more just a dislike, actually:eek:) I do like snakes. I've owned a few in my youth and handled and admired many, but one that gnaws? Very interesting--just a little strange.:rolleyes: Marc http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

I think you nailed it. When I first saw the picture, before I read what you saw in it, it hit me immediately as bison. Marc http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

Having used digital, dial and Vernier (manual) caliphers I have to vote for the manual/vernier ones. They are just as accurate as digital or dial, don't need batteries and are, IMHO, far more durable. It doesn't seem to take much of a shock to wreck a digital or dial one and good luck trying to...