What material is good for a mortar and Pestle?
My current one is a little ceramic aromatherapy mortar and pestle and it’s just not working for me; I need somethign I can really pound into and put my shoulder behind it. Since I macerate herbs into oils to mix them I can’t use wooden ones or other materials that would easily absorb that stuff. I also need a material that can grind or at least really soften up resins and dried roots without giving way to them. Y’know, like frankincense, myrrh, copal, High John root, willow bark, elm bark, etc.
What’s a good, durable material for a mortar and pestle for this kind of thing? I’ve seen Brass, but I kinda wanna avoid metals, so I’m mainly trying to figure out between marble, soapstone, coral, etc. since I haven’t personally worked with any of them for a long period. My friend has a marble one that I actually ground some storebought incense into the stone with (grinding resin-like beads of incense into a fine powder will often do that I hear).
So, yeah, any suggestions?
Glazed porcelain, agate or marble would be the best choices because they are durable and non-porous.
Amazon Ecology (Part 1): Use and insect ecology of copal resin in the Peruvian Amazon
|
|
Lakshmi – Money and Prosperity – Ramakrishnananda Resin Incense $6.94 Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. She grants both worldly prosperity, as well as liberation from the cycle of life and death. The word “laksya” means “aim”or “goal”. Lakshmi, therefore, represents the goal of life, which includes worldly as well as spiritual prosperity…. |
|
|
Copal (Gold) Resin Bulk $3.25 Gold Copal is very sweet and used in blends of incense for love and purification. All our resins are Certified Organic and the most pure quality…. |
|
|
Ananda – Clearing Negativity 1.2oz Bag Ramakrishnananda Herbal Resin Incense $4.30 Ananda means Absolute bliss, beyond pain and sorrow, but also beyond happiness and pleasure… Transcendental to the entire cycle of misery… God is ananda, God is bliss…Only by transcending the entire cycle of misery as a whole can you realize absolute bliss or ananda…… |
|
|
Copal Resin Tears 16 Ounces (1 Pound) 100% Pure All Natural By: Kismet Kreations $16.95 We offer the finest All-Natural Products on the market today. We are not afraid to say this, as we use, test and believe in EVERY product we sell. Buy our items and you will see that we pride ourselves in our quality, dedication to our customers, and purity of our merchandise. You might find a cheaper, inferior product on the market, but we feel you wont find better quality. We search the world ov… |
|
|
Damar and copal … |
|
|
The technology of natural resins, … |