I recently got three different molcajetes but I’m having doubts. How do I tell if they are real and not made of concrete? Help please !
by Key_Purchase1529
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exgaysurvivordan
RE the first two: I know that different types of stone can be used but those are weird looking inclusions. My first reaction was *did someone try using grout to fill in the natural air bubbles in volcanic rock?*
The third one: it’s a different type of stone than the first two but looks legit.
Key_Purchase1529
Picture w/flash on one of the two molcajetes labeled as “pintos”
Take an old knife and try to cut the molcajete. Real molcajetes are too hard for a knife to leave a mark. Concrete ones are soft and the knife will leave a mark
Alohagrown
The last one in photo 7 and 8 looks legit. I live on an island with an active volcano, so I’m pretty familiar with lava rock. Not sure about the others, they look too much like paint splatters to me. I’ve never seen anything that looked like that here.
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RE the first two: I know that different types of stone can be used but those are weird looking inclusions. My first reaction was *did someone try using grout to fill in the natural air bubbles in volcanic rock?*
The third one: it’s a different type of stone than the first two but looks legit.
Picture w/flash on one of the two molcajetes labeled as “pintos”
https://preview.redd.it/grbpxj4ghfce1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=972e501b56c40ca3d60dafbaa4784fcc5393485a
Solo el tercero parece real.
Take an old knife and try to cut the molcajete. Real molcajetes are too hard for a knife to leave a mark. Concrete ones are soft and the knife will leave a mark
The last one in photo 7 and 8 looks legit. I live on an island with an active volcano, so I’m pretty familiar with lava rock. Not sure about the others, they look too much like paint splatters to me. I’ve never seen anything that looked like that here.