Supplier for gold wire?

One of the better knifemakers told me he used Hoover and Strong. I never used their services, but there is website under their name.
 
Mr Steier, I went to send you a PM/email and your profile says that you've been blocked. We're you aware that you've been limited? You might check your User CP.

Sorry to hijac this thread. I was just wondering if you had any pics of that knife you had on your table at Solvang.
 
Rio Grande (riogrande.com)
I'm not sure they're the cheapest, but they are fast and reliable and everyone should get their 'findings and certainly their 'tools' cataloques (mostly jewelry stuff, but lots of stuff good for knives and the catalogues are free).
 
I’ve used Hoover & Strong 800-759-9997 (www.hooverandstrong.com) and Rio Grande both for jewelry materials and had really good service from Hoover and Strong. Rio Grande has good service as long as it’s in stock, I’ve had things on back order with them almost permanently. Hover & Strong are refiners and manufactures, so they have a better selection. Your best bet is to call, prices change daily with the market and it can be kind of a pain to try to figure out what the cost will be, but they are very helpful on the phone.

Todd
 
I have been using T.B. Hagstoz for all of my metals. they have gold, silver, brass, Nickle silver, copper, bronze and if you talk nice to them they are willing to do some alloying for you. I just had them make 20 oz of shakudo for me. Go to www.hagstoz.com and take a look.
 
deker said:
FOr silver wire I use http://www.monsterslayer.com. Goofy name, but the service is good.

-d
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The name is from Navajo creation myth, the Blessingway.

I get a lot of stuff from them as they are local, near here in Kirtland, NM.

Rio Grande is great for most things and they are in Albuquerque. By all means get both catalogs.
 
Another place I've had good experience at is Hauser & Miller. They supply it all kinds of stock sizes and types, and also buy scrap, etc.

If you want to work with some other precious alloys in the future, I can also recommend Reactive Metal Studios.

That said, gold is extremely high now. It was recently over $730 per troy ounce, whereas it was around $265 a couple years ago. Gold is wonderful stuff to work with (one of the reasons it became so prized in the first place) so you might be better off making your own wire from old jewelry or something, instead of paying the exhorbitant cost now.

Forgot to mention-
Not sure if you're familiar with the Troy weight system used in precious metals, but many companies will quote their prices for smaller pieces in pennyweights. There are 20 pennyweights in a troy ounce. Also, a troy ounce is heavier than the the standard Avoirdupois ounce we're used to. So if you ever buy scrap gold/broken jewelry from a pawn shop or something, make sure they're using the right unit or you might get hosed. I found an easy to use conversion calculator in a quick search: http://www.amark.com/faq/calc.asp
 
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