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Tortoloid Pickguard Material Amber tigerstripe The look of vintage pickguards – Make your own pickguards with the look of vintage tortoise shell Tortoloid is a handsome pickguard material developed and handmade by luthier Mario Proulx Poured resins and dyes reproduce authentic tortoise shell patterns tigerstripe tortoise and swirl Tortoloid is a popular choice for making vintage-style guitars look even more vintage Unhappy with modern printed pickguards Tortoloid is a great alternative Each Tortoloid sheet is individually made Just like natural shell no two have exactly the same pattern The highly durable material is 0 025 thin flexible and resists shrinkage Antique tortoise – When the pickguard is installed on a typical spruce guitar top the color and 3-dimensional depth closely match actual antique Hawksbill tortoise shell used by Martin in the 30s Antique guitar picks were used for sampling the colors Semi-transparent amber areas intensify the color of the soundboard to complement your guitars appearance Antique tortoise is also available in vintage Dreadnought shape Red swirl – The look of early-1940s Martin celluloid pickguards with red-browns replacing the amber Tigerstripe – Especially for Gibson acoustic guitars Amber for soundboards with a light sunburst or natural finish and red to complement typical darker sunbursts Tortoloid cuts easily with scissors but to avoid chipping the edges warm the material in hot water or with a hair dryer first The cut edges can be sanded and polished or beveled with a razor blade work at room temperature for a sharp bevel or warm the material for a rounded edge Bending is easily corrected by placing the material on a flat surface and warming it Two sizes4-3 4 x 7-1 2 x 0 025 120 65mm x 190 50mm x 0 64mm – Enough material for most traditional pickguard shapes 4-15 16 x 10 x 0 025 125 41mm x 254mm x 0 64mm – Oversized is for larger pickguards such as Gibson J45s and J50s Note You may notice small abrasions on the underside of the material