Knifemaking Suppliers List

Karl B. Andersen said:
How about a quench oil section?
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I am finding quench oil selection seems to be , for me, the hardest part yet.

I think people just give up and order Brownell's . I searched MSC direct and didn't find anything. Park is easy to search but a pain to get.

There has to be an easy more diverse supply ..
 
Having looked at this sticky, I find one category somewhat deficient (or perhaps just lumped into another)... chemicals for knifemakers. Specifically, I'd like to know where to go to get Ashpaltum. I poked around in Google and noticed Dick Blick art supply is supposed to have it, and one other art supply store does have it, but charges twice as much for shipping as the product costs.

I need this to make an etch resist, as described in one of the books I read (probably the Boye book).

Anyway, does anyone know of a source for Asphaltum? Also, I presume the canned liquid is what I need (not some other form, such as the paint in tube type).

- Greg
 
tryppyr said:
Anyway, does anyone know of a source for Asphaltum? Also, I presume the canned liquid is what I need (not some other form, such as the paint in tube type).

- Greg
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How do you feel about fingernail polish as a paint on

or

wax as a scratch off type instead?
 
Whatever works. At some point I do want to try my hand at engraving a blade, not unlike the Dark Lady blade I finished out... but for now my needs are simple.
 
Greg,
Probably best to start a new thread about etching techniques. The stickys are not really the right place to ask questions. This one is for posting links to suppliers.
 
kdiver58 said:
I am finding quench oil selection seems to be , for me, the hardest part yet.

I think people just give up and order Brownell's . I searched MSC direct and didn't find anything. Park is easy to search but a pain to get.

There has to be an easy more diverse supply ..
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Ill take a look--Thanks Marekz
 
Regarding handle materials, It seems like specialized dealers of wood, Stabilized wood, micarta, G10, wood stabilizers, etc are lumped in Group 1 with general knife suppliers. IMHO it seems to me that they should be included in Group 2.

Heat-treaters section?

Thanks for the work you're putting into this. It will never be complete, of course.

- Paul Meske
 
Sheffields Knife Makers Supply has asphaltum, and the other ingredients with a recipe.
 
KnifeMaker Supply List​

Group #1
All around knife supplier list

KnifeKits www.knifekits.com

AJH Custom Knives and Services http://ajh-knives.com/supplier-1.html

North coast knives http://www.northcoastknives.com/

USA Knife Maker Supply- http://www.usaknifemaker.com/

Alpha Knife Supply http://www.alphaknifesupply.com/

Texas Knife Supply http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php

Sheffield knife supply http://www.sheffieldsupply.com/

Pops Knife Supply http://www.popsknifesupplies.com/

Discount Cutlery http://www.discountcutlery.net/

Radweed forge http://www.ragweedforge.com/index.html#catalog

Jantz knife supply http://www.jantzsupply.com/

Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies http://www.knifeandgun.com/

Thompson scandi www.thompsonsknives.com

Brisa scandi www.brisa.fi

Premium Knife Supply www.premiumknifesupply.com

Hawkins knife supply http://www.hawkinsknifemakingsupplies.com/

Canadian Knifemaker http://www.knifemaker.ca/

Riverside Machine Shop http://www.riversidemachine.net/productCat0.ivnu

Elen hunting http://www.elenhunting.com/

Group #2
Handle supply; Ivory, tusks, horn, stag, pearl, and woods

Burl source http://burlsales.com/

Gallery hardwoods http://www.galleryhardwoods.com/

West Penn Hardwoods http://www.westpennhardwoods.com/

Gilmer Woods http://www.gilmerwood.com/

Cook Woods http://www.cookwoods.com/

Bad Dog Burl http://www.burlsource.com/

Exotic Wood Group http://www.exoticwoodgroup.com/

Arizona ironwood http://www.arizonaironwood.com/

Bell Forest http://www.bellforestproducts.com/exotic-wood-blanks/

Griffin Woods http://www.exoticwood.biz/masurbirchfigured.htm

Lee Tree Woods http://www.leetreewoodworks.com/

Blankity Blanks http://www.blankity-blanks.com/

House of Burl http://www.houseofburl.com/

Australian Burls http://australianburls.com/

Logs To Lumber http://www.logstolumberexotics.com/

Hearne Hardwood http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/

Texas Woodcraft-- native texas wood http://texaswoodcrafts.net/

Woodworld of Texas http://woodworldtx.com/

Righteous woods http://www.righteouswoods.net/

Cormark International http://cormarkint.com/

Bobs exotic wood http://www.bobsexoticwoods.com/servlet/StoreFront

Spa City Woodworks http://www.spacitywoodworks.com/

Exotic Global Woods http://www.exoticglobalwoods.com/

Cocobola inc. http://www.cocoboloinc.com/

Woodcraft http://www.woodcraft.com/

Exotic Blanks www.exoticblanks.com

TURNTEX WOOD www.turntex.com

Ankrom Exotics http://www.ankromexotics.com/

Fine Turnage Production http://www.fineturnage.com/

Kowak Ivory www.kowakivory.com

Mase craft http://www.masecraftsupply.com/

Canadian ivory http://www.Canadianivory.com

Tide Mammoth http://www.tide-mammoth.com/

Oso Famoso www.osofamoso.com

Bigantlers.com http://www.bigantlers.com/

Indian sambar stag http://indiasambarstag.net/

Elephant ivory tusks http://www.elephantivorytusks.com

Coast Ivory http://www.coastivory.com/

Boone trading -- http://www.boonetrading.com/index.html

Group #3
Steel Supply

Alabama Damascus http://www.alabamadamascussteel.com/servlet/StoreFront

New Jersey Steel Baron http://newjerseysteelbaron.com/

Steel Express http://www.steelexpress.co.uk/toolsteel/01.html

Matt Walker Damascus http://www.matthewdwalker.com/

Flatground -- http://www.flatground.com/index.htm

Devin Thomas Damascus - www.devinthomas.com

Niagra specialty Metals http://www.nsm-ny.com/

Admiral steel http://www.admiralsteel.com/shop/

Group #4
Tang stamps Etching/stencils

Harper- http://www.harpermfg.com/hm_tangstamp.html

Henry Aevers http://www.henryaevers.com/Knife_Makers.htm

Etchomatic http://www.etch-o-matic.com/knifemaker.htm

Ernie Grospitch of Blue Lightninig stencils www.erniesknives.com

Group #5
Grinders, tools, buffers, belts, flies, machining and sandpaper

Buemont-KMG http://www.beaumontmetalworks.com/index.html

Grizzly http://grizzly.com/

Klingspor http://www.klingspor.com/

Supergrit https://www.supergrit.com/

Grobet http://www.grobetusa.com/files/index.html

Titan- www.Titantoolsupply.com

Moldshop http://www.moldshoptools.com/

Widget www.wdgetsupply.com

Grainger www.grainger.com

Nicholson http://www.apexhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/index.cfm

Shop International http://www.shorinternational.com

PJ Tool http://www.pjtool.com/

DrillSpot http://www.drillspot.com

Contact Wheel Repair http://www.contactrubber.com/detail.asp?c=381

Caffrey Platen http://www.caffreyknives.net/PlatenPage.html

THE BUBBLE JIG- FRED ROWE http://bubblejig.com/

Group #6
Misc. Links

Darrel Ralph Designs http://www.darrelralph.com

HTM Knives http://www.htmknives.com

Theo's Knifelinks http://www.knifelinksportal.com

Knife web guide http://cutlerscove.com/links/index.html

Provision Forge http://www.customknife.com/

M. Miller Originals http://mmilleroriginals.com/index.html

Miles of Alaska http://www.milesofalaska.net/

The Smiths http://www.thesmithsshop.com/

Mark Knapp http://www.markknappcustomknives.com
 
GROUP # 6

Belts/sandpaper

http://www.klingspor.com/
HERE IS AN ABRASIVE AVAILABILITY CHART:
http://klingspor.com/products/MtlAvail.htm
TRUGRIT http://www.truegritabrasives.com/
pops knife supply –steel, great priced belts http://www.popsknifesupplies.com/
CHECK MANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED KNIFE SUPPLY SITES
online industrial supply-- http://www.onlineindustrialsupply.com/
Supergrit

FILES-small-needle[/U]

1.grobet http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/...dle+Files+Sets
2.titan- http://www.titantoolsupply.com/index...FSduswodtkhNJA
3.moldshop http://www.moldshoptools.com/?gclid=...FQO2sgodGyLyJg
4.widget http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/...FQO2sgodGyLyJg
5.http://www.grainger.com/1/3/nicholson-files
6.Nicholson http://www.thebestthings.com/newtool...ss_pattern.htm
7.shop inter- http://www.shorinternational.com/fileshalfrd.htm

Larger files

1.http://www.hobbytool.com/steelfiles.aspx
2.craftsman http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10...vName=&x=5&y=6
3.Nicholson- http://www.drillspot.com/tag/nicholson-files-and-rasps/
4. http://www.grainger.com/1/3/nicholson-files

Contact Wheel Repair -
http://www.contactrubber.com/detail.asp?c=381


All things Japanese

1> Daniel Prentice-- Maker of Japanese Forging Hammers and instructional videos . Email- dpknifemaker@aol.com





This list is still in the process of being completed. If you know of anyone I have missed please email so that I can add them—thank you—mark/marekz --remmember my email is aironrain@gmail.com . i cant seem to change it on the site profile
if you find a site that you would not have otherwise please mention my name -mark samsel from athen-if you purchase something--although it is definetly not neccesary. --thanks marekz also i would like to hear any comments or suggestions about this thread--thank again[/QUOTE]

You could probably add supergrit to group 6 and this should be a sticky
 
Best source for Grobet files is B2BProfessionalTools.com. (760) 322-6037. Ask for Tom. If you ask nicely, he may give you a discount.
Tim
 
As said earlier, this is an open sticky for posting links to suppliers. It is not really a question thread.

Most suppliers today will ship anywhere in the world once payment is made. There are a few places that people won't ship to because the packages never arrive, but most major countries are fine.

Filling out your profile will help a lot, as no one knows what country you live in. Ask questions about supplies and procedures in a new thread in Shop Talk.
 
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