natural frame materials

[kat]

I need some help/suggestions for frames made out of natural materials. Horn, Bamboo, Wood, etc. Any ideas??????
You can PM me if you want.

[edKENdance]

For a client or for a practice?

[kat]

For my practice. I am looking for natural material mfg's.

[edKENdance]

For my practice. I am looking for natural material mfg's.

Check into Feb31st for wood. Check BLAC for Carbon Fiber. Check Papperlook if you're looking for something a little more eclectic.

[kat]

Thank you so much!!

[edKENdance]

Thank you so much!!

You're welcome. Not sure why I'm the only one replying to this. There are so many good ones.

[optimensch]

I think you mean biological materials - the best natural materials for frames in my opinion are either titanium or cellulose (reacted with acetic acid to produce CA).

Just saying.......

At Silmo I saw a company making frames from paper. That was really expensive paper. Probably the most expensive paper product ever, except for US 100$ bills.

[JERRY HUANG]

Paper, wood, shell, nut, straw, leaf, bones, horn, bamboo, leather, fur, seed, skin, animal fiber.............

[HIEYEGUY]

How about mammoth tusk frames? If you need to ask about their price, then you cannot afford them.
http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-20041...52619_20041788
http://opticalvisionresources.com/ma...a#.VIcRbjHF98F

[rbaker]

I would suppose that you could make an ophthalmic frame from just about any material but . . . why? We have an abundance of frames made from tried and true materials that have withstood the test of time. I suppose that a line of petrified water buffalo dung frames would place you in a unique market position to compete with the big box stores.


New and different ain't always best!

[edKENdance]

New and different ain't always best for sure but new and different are wonderful attributes to have. I'd say that a lot of people are looking for new and different things to set then apart from more generic offices.