Amazon.com for knife making tools and materials

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I know Amazon sells some O1 but no handle materials like g-10 etc
Its sells many tools
have any suggestions of tools or attachments to get I have 2(excepts 1) x 42 belt sander, 6 inch disk sander, 6 inch bench grinder, drills, a driver, dremmel, and an angle grinder
I may get a drill press

any attachments that I can use to help me make stuff or other tools
what do you want to show use that you think is great and us full from this website

i have a gift card so i want to get something

should i get silicon carbide belts or aluminium
( where is a good place to get well priced 1 or 2 x 42 belts)

I grind harden steels a lot
 
Shipping on a drill press might be a lot. Good bits are worth every penny.

Stick with ceramic belts. They work great on steel and just as well on wood, etc as AO... AO doesn't work well or last long on metal (especially hardened metal).

When I used 2x42 belts I got them from Tru-Grit.
 
They do have handle materials on there, just not much and you have to dig for it. I see some micarta and phenolic sheets up now. They also have woods for pretty cheap if you can cut them yourself to scale size.
 
I am not saying you can't get knife making supplies on Amazon....but I would only buy knife making supplies from the people and companies that sell the proper knifemaking supplies. These won't sell improperly stabilized wood, the wrong steel type ( all O-1 is not the same), inferior machines, of the wrong type of belts.

Use the gift certificate for something you need that they carry, like new shoes or clothes. Get knife tools and supplies from, Pop's, Jantz, TKS, Alpha, USA Knifemakers, etc.
 
I once bought a piece of A2 from the River, and it turned out to be Starrett. But you'd never know that in advance, and it could vary. Quality brand-name hand tools are probably a better idea. There are knife-making-specific vendors with very competitive prices in materials.
 
james terrio said:
Shipping on a drill press might be a lot. Good bits are worth every penny.

Stick with ceramic belts. They work great on steel and just as well on wood, etc as AO... AO doesn't work well or last long on metal (especially hardened metal).

When I used 2x42 belts I got them from Tru-Grit.
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do they charge for shipping
 
You would have to ask them. I would think so, drill presses are kind of heavy.

Maybe a better option would be books on knifemaking. Look for anything by Bob Loveless, Wayne Goddard or Ed Fowler... that'll get ya started.
 
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