METALSMITHING SUPPLIERS

By Mark Williams

  1. A & C Distributors
    P.O.Box 70228
    San Diego, CA 92167
    619-222-9946
    Distributes metal patinas for blacksmiths

  2. Abcd Industries
    1320 Light Street
    Baltimore, MD 21230
    410-717-4111
    Rivets available in bulk. No other products sold

  3. Air Draulics Engineering Company
    4250 Piolte Drive
    Memphis, TN 38118
    901-794-4300
    Manufactures metal fabricating equipment

  4. Alaskan Copper and Brass Co.
    3223 6th South
    Seattle, Washington 98134

    P.O. Box 3546
    Seattle, Washington 98124
    206-623-5800
    Suppliers of stainless steel, aluminum, cuni, brass, copper, bronze and high performance alloys. Sheet and plate, pipe and tube, rod and bar, fittings and flanges, and others. Large industrial supplier with large selection of remnants sold by the pound. Catalog available. Written correspondence should be sent to their PO Box.

  5. Art Essentials of New York Ltd.
    Three Cross Street
    Suffern, NY 10901-4601
    800-283-5323
    Gold leaf supplies and books.

  6. Airco Welding Supplies
    1411 East Michigan
    Jackson, MI 49203
    517-784-8177
    Blacksmith supplies

  7. Allcraft Tool & Supply
    666 Pacific St.
    Brooklyn, NY 11217
    800 645-7124
    718 789-2800
    Tools for jewelry making

  8. Anti-Borax Compound Co., Inc.
    1506 Wall Street
    Fort Wayne, IN 46804
    219-422-5809
    Anti-borax welding compounds

  9. AP Tool Company
    201 Porter Road
    Conroe, TX 77301
    409-756-5477
    Manufactures anvils, anvil stamps, forges, tool boxes, and farrier tools

  10. American Galvanizers Association
    12200 Iliff Avenue, Suite 204
    Aurora, CO 80014-1252
    800-HOT-SPEC
    Galvanizing information and resources.

  11. American Punch Company
    685 South Green Road
    Cleveland, Ohio 44121
    800-243-1492
    216-381-1037 fax
    Iron Worker punches, dies, shear blades, punch stems, coupling nuts, and other tooling.

  12. Amsterdam Blacksmith Supply
    185 Amsterdam Road
    New Holland, PA 17557
    717-354-3186
    Blacksmith supplies

  13. Architectural Iron Designs, Inc.
    167 Dey Street
    Jersey City, NJ 07306-6203
    201-222-7444
    800-784-7444
    A variety of forged components, such as hot forged balls, scrolled
    stock of various types, etc. , No minimum order.
    Catalog available

  14. ARE, Inc.
    Box 8
    Greensboro Bend, VT 05842
    800 736-4273
    802 533-7007
    802 533-7008
    Tools for jewelry making

  15. Armstrong Bros. Tool Company
    5200 West Armstrong Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60646
    312-763-3333
    Blacksmith supplies

  16. Atlantic Steel Corporation
    35-27 36th Street
    Astoria, NY 11106
    718-729-4800
    718-937-2411 fax
    Tool steel, in particular, Atlantic-33

  17. Automotive Inc./Little Giant
    420 4th Corso
    Nebraska City, NE 68410
    402-873-6603
    Parts for 25, 50 & 100 pound Little Giant power hammers.
    These people bought the Little Giant company.

  18. AVantage Suppy Inc.
    #60 Allendale
    Conroe, TX 77302
    800-231-4586
    409-231-3656
    409-231-2566 fax
    Ornamental supplies, tabs, locks, fasteners, castings, hinges, paint, and machinery.

  19. B & S Aircraft Alloys, Inc.
    Syosset, NY 11791
    and
    Buena Park, CA 90620
    800-645-2401
    516-681-2439 fax
    Handles metals of all kinds. Good source for metals used by airplanes.

  20. Barry Pattern & Foundry Co., Inc.
    3333 35th Avenue North
    Birmingham, AL 35207
    205-841-8725
    Wrought steel forgings to fit into your designs. Catalog available for $5.00.

  21. Bayshore Metals, Inc.
    P.O.Box 882003
    San Francisco, CA 94188-2003
    415-647-7981 or 800-533-2493
    Metal of various cross-sections including half round, half oval and Tee.

  22. Bead Ranch
    605 Town and Country Village
    Sunnyvale CA 94086
    408 739 8842
    Going out of business

  23. The Bead Shop
    117 Hamilton Avenue
    Palo Alto CA
    415 328 7925
    Beads and beading tools

  24. Bee Industries, Inc.
    P.O.Box 347
    Watertown, WI 53094
    800-558-0142
    Manufactures solid rivets and pins of all types.

  25. Bell Creek Iron Works
    3380 W. 650N
    Middletown, IN 47356
    317-533-4153
    Used blacksmith and machine tools.

  26. Bob Bergman
    N8126 Postville Road
    Blanchardville, WI 53516
    608-523-4750
    Source of power hammers and other machinery.

  27. Blacksmith's Journal
    P.O. Box 193
    Washington, MO 63090
    314-239-7049
    A comprehensive source of blacksmiths' information. An extremely useful tool.

  28. Bloom Forge
    P.O.Box 116
    Drummond, WI 54832
    715-739-6331
    Makes and sells blacksmith supplies

  29. Blue Water Display & Packaging
    4432 Anaheim Avenue NE
    Albuquerque NM 87113
    800 637 8303
    505 823 9313
    Boxes and displays only

  30. Boggs Tool Processing and File Sharpening Co.
    14100 Orange Avenue
    Paramount, CA 90723
    310-634-1081
    800-574-5244 for calls outside Calif.
    FAX 310-634-0839
    File and rasp sharpening

  31. Bourget Bros. Lapidary & Jeweler's Supplies
    1636 11th St
    Santa Monica CA 90404
    800 828-3024

  32. J.G. Braun Company
    7540 McCormick Blvd.
    Skokie, IL 60076
    800-323-4072 or 312-761-4600
    Solid steel wood-grain rod, stamped steel ornaments, hollow balls and halves in steel, stainless, aluminum or brass.
    Free catalog.

  33. Brownells Inc.
    Route 2 Box 1
    200 South Front Street
    Montezuma, IA 50171-9989
    516-623-5401
    Gunsmithing supplies. Catalog available.

  34. Burgon Tool Steel Co.
    Hampton NH.
    (603) 926-4994)
    1-800-258-7106
    A good source for small quantities of tool steel. They usually have the material and size you need in stock. Unusual orders are normally processed within 10 days.

    The sales people are quite knowledgeable about all the metals they handle. They have metallurgists that can be consulted in difficult problems. Burgon has produced a nice little book entitled "Burgon Tool and Die Manual" (FREE). It's probably one of the best practical guides for selecting tool steels and heat treating them.

  35. Carolina Glove Company
    P.O.Box 820
    Newton, NC 28658
    800-438-6888
    Kevlar gloves are available in pairs or as lefts only.

  36. Carpenter Steel Division or Carpenter Technology Corporation
    Reading, PA 19612
    800-654-6543
    610-208-2633 fax
    or
    Snapfinger Woods Industrial Park
    5355 Morse Drive
    Decatur, GA 30035-3810
    Complete listing of tool and die steels.

  37. Cashion Machine Shop
    720 Bell Road
    Antioch, TN 37013
    615-731-3215
    Machine tools, Old gas engines, Blacksmithing tools, rebuilds Little Giant power hammers

  38. Fred Caylor
    3502 South 800 East
    Zionsville, IN 46077
    317-769-6351
    Rebuilds power hammers.

  39. Centaur Forge Ltd.
    117 N. Spring Street
    P.O.Box 340
    Burlington, WI 53105
    414-763-9175
    Anvils, forges, vises, blacksmith & farrier tools, books and supplies.
    Catalog available

  40. Century Manufacturing Company
    9231 Penn Avenue
    Minneapolis, MN 55431
    612-884-3211
    Manufactures welders

  41. Cleveland Steel Tool Company
    474 East 105th Street
    Cleveland, OH 44108-1378
    216-681-7400
    Manufactures punches, shears and dies

  42. Colonial Castings Inc.
    15301 N.W. 34th Avenue
    Miami, FL 33054
    305-688-8901
    Specializes in gravity die cast aluminum ornamental metal components.
    Catalog available

  43. Cook Hammer Company
    Warwick, RI 02888-2218
    401-461-4242
    401-461-4264 fax
    Maker/supplier of brass, bronze, copper, Aluminum, lead and babbitt hammers.

  44. Cresent City Iron Supply Inc.
    #33 W. 24th Street
    Kenner, LA 70063
    504-467-7444
    Castings, spears, locks, and hardware.

  45. Crucible
    5639 West Genesse Street
    P.O.Box 991
    Camillus, NY 13031
    800-365-1185
    Complete listing tool steels.

  46. M.E. Cunningham Company
    Box 307
    Ingomar, PA 15127
    412-369-9199
    412-366-3048 fax
    Custom hand stamps, ask for Frank Speicher

  47. EZ Products
    3204 Preston Highway
    Louisville, KY 40213
    Brazing supplies and a handy propane torch by Bernzomatic, the Sure Fire.

  48. G.V. Eads & Co., Inc.
    160 Macedonia Road
    Kent, CT 06757
    203-927-3553
    203-927-4527 fax
    Used tools for the blacksmith. Tongs, hardies, anvils, bar shears, spring dies, new die blocks, power hammers, etc.

  49. Henry A. Evers Corporation
    72 Oxford Street
    Providence, RI 02905
    401-781-4767
    800-553-8377
    Custom hand stamps, ask for Rose

  50. Farrier Supplies
    26729 Highway 99 W
    Monroe, OR 97456
    503-847-5874
    Blacksmith and farrier tools and supplies, including coal.

  51. Fire Mountain Gems
    28195 Redwood Highway
    Cave Junction OR 97523 9304
    Catalog $3

  52. Fish Iron Works
    229 Lake Road
    Ontario, NY 14519
    716-265-2339
    Makes swing fullers and side draft forge hoods. Ask for Bob Trout.

  53. Florida Stairs and Rails
    711 Atlantic Avenue
    Orlando, FL 32801
    407-648-2520
    800-451-6262

  54. Forge & Anvil Metal Studio
    30 King Street
    St. Jacobs, Ontario CANADA
    N0B 2N0
    519-664-3622
    Blacksmith supplies

  55. Gesswin
    255 Hancock Avenue
    Bridgeport CT 06605
    800 243 4466
    203 366 5400
    203 366 3953
    Jewelry-making tools

  56. Glendale Forge
    Monk Street
    Thaxted
    Essex, England
    Telephone: Thaxted (0371) 830466
    All-steel anvils 11 to 196 pounds and all other types of blacksmith tools.

  57. Global Beads
    720 Villa Street
    Mountain View CA
    415 967 7756
    Beads and beading tools. Specializes in ethnic beads.
    A great store! Closed on Mondays

  58. Goodwin-Cole
    8320 Belvedere Avenue
    Sacramento, CA 95826
    916-381-8888
    Suppliers of tipi for Jack Andrews.

  59. Grainger
    800-473-3473 ext 1053
    Complete catalogue of hand tools, motors and supplies.

  60. Grieger's
    P.O. Box 93070
    Pasadena CA 91109
    800 423 4181
    Free catalog lapidary equipment and supplies; findings and
    precious metals.

  61. Kirk Habicht Co.
    8950 Yellow Brick Road
    Baltimore, MD 21237
    410-686-9100
    Manufactures custom-made springs.

  62. Hauser & Miller
    10950 Lin-Valle Drive
    St Louis MO 63123
    800 462 7447
    Metal

  63. Dean Hauser Jewelry Supply
    721 Olive Street Suite 1013
    St Louis MO 63101
    314 241 2019

  64. Haycock Forge
    639 Haycock Run Road
    Kintersville, PA 18930
    215-847-5896
    Blacksmith supplies

  65. Heck Industries, Inc.
    1480 Old US Highway 23
    Hartland, MI 48353
    313-632-5400
    Manufactures metal fabricating equipment

  66. E.G. Heller's Son, Inc.
    18330 Oxnard Street
    Tarzana, CA 91356
    800-233-0929
    Manufactures iron workers and metal fabricating equipment.

  67. Hobart Arc Welding Systems
    600 West Main Street
    Troy, OH 45373
    513-332-4000
    Manufactures welders and welding supplies.

  68. Hossfeld Mfg. Co.
    P.O.Box 557
    Winona, MN 55987
    507-452-2182
    Manufactures the Hossfeld Universal Bender. This will bend most sizes and shapes of metal. Good for single bends and/or production.
    Hundreds of dies available

  69. Hub Wire Cloth Company
    68 Vine Street
    Everett, MA 02149
    617-387-8750
    Manufactures fireplace screens.

  70. Ingot Metal Company Limited
    http://www.io.org/~dshore
    email: dshore@io.org
    Producer of copper base ingots and some alloys used int art casting industry.
    Inquiries are welcome.

  71. Indian Jewelers Supply Company
    P.O. Box 1774
    Gallup NM 87305 1174
    800 545 6540
    Catalog $5-6. Said to have good prices and Very good for
    'Southwestern' style silver findings.

  72. Iron Age Antiques
    Bill Gichner
    Ocean View, DE
    302-539-5344
    Anvils, forges, and all types of blacksmithing tools and equipment. If you really need a tool or piece of equipment, Bill will either have it or get it for you.

  73. The Iron Shop
    400 Reed Road
    Broomall, PA 19008
    215-544-7100
    Manufactures forges and hand tools.

  74. Jansen Ornamental Supply Company
    10926 Schmidt Road
    El Monte, CA 91733
    800-423-4494
    Blacksmith supplies

  75. Johnson Gas Appliance Company
    520 East Avenue NW
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
    319-365-5267
    Manufactures forges.

  76. Jere Kirkpatrick's Valley Forge and Welding
    30-C E. San Francisco Street
    Willits, CA 95490
    Manufactures treadle hammer kits and other blacksmith tools and supplies.
    Catalog available.

  77. Koval Knives, Inc.
    460 Schrock Road #D
    Columbus, OH 43229
    614-888-6486
    Manufactures knife-making supplies.

  78. Norman A. Larson
    5426 Hwy. 246
    Lompoc, CA 93436
    Large selection of blacksmithing and other metalworking books.
    Send SASE for free catalog.

  79. Latrobe Steel Company
    Latrobe, PA 15650
    412-537-7711
    Make a variety of tool steels. Especially of interest to smiths is their type MGR (AISI A8) shock resisting die steel. The hardness vs. temperature tempering curve is dead flat at 57Rc from 600F through 900F, and is above 55Rc at 1000F. It is a very nice hot working steel.

  80. Laurel Machine & Foundry Co.
    P.O.Box 1049
    810 Front Street
    Laurel, MS 39440
    601-428-0541
    Makes anvils, swage blocks, large & small cones, fire pots, and clinker breakers.

  81. Lawler Machine & Foundry Co., Inc.
    P.O. Box 320069
    Birmingham, AL 35232
    205-595-0596
    Manufactures ornamental steel forgings with over 12,000 different items.
    Catalog available.

  82. R.J. Leahy Company
    486 Eighth Street
    San Francsico, CA 94103
    415-861-7161
    Carries an extensive line of copper.

  83. Lewis Brass & Copper Co. Inc.
    69-61 78 Street
    Box 67
    Middle Village, NY 11379
    718-894-1442 or 800-221-5579
    All kinds of brass & copper tubing, sheets, round & square rods, bars, plates, channels, pipes, and other shapes.

  84. Liberty Brass
    38-01 Queens Blvd.
    Long Island City, NY 11101
    800-345-5939
    Brass shapes and fittings.

  85. Liberty Die Casting Company
    6784 E. Davison Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48212
    313-365-8887 or 404-588-1695 or 713-880-9341
    Ornamental iron - ball tops, caps, shoes, and spears.

  86. The Lincoln Electric Company
    22801 St. Clair Avenue
    Cleveland, OH 44117-1119
    216-481-8100
    Manufactures welders.

  87. Link Family of Handle Makers
    Salem, IN 47167-0350
    812-883-2981
    812-883-1672 fax
    Maker of handles for all kinds of tools including hammers. Will do custom handles to your pattern.

  88. Little Tree Designs
    115 E. Mendocino Avenue
    Willits, CA 95490
    707-459-1934
    Treadle hammer kits and blacksmith tools.

  89. MAC Metals
    936 Harrison Avenue
    Kearny, NJ 07032
    800-631-9510
    Brass and bronze shapes. Handrails, bars, rods, tees, channels, angles, half-rounds.
    Catalog available.

  90. Mankel Blacksmith Shop
    7836 Cannonsburg Road
    Cannonsburg, MI 49317
    616-874-6955
    Anvils, gas forges, tools, and other blacksmithing supplies.
    Catalog available.

  91. McNichols Company
    P.O.Box 30300
    Tampa, FL 33630-3300
    800-237-3820
    Perforated metal, expanded metal, grating, wire cloth.

  92. McGill Distribution
    605 Holland Road
    Simpsonville, SC 29681
    803-963-9805
    Sells the Henrob Torch - a small, efficient, useful oxy-acetylene torch.

  93. Meridian Steel Co., Inc.
    Jericho, NY 11753
    516-334-8250 ex 44
    516-334-8253 fax
    Copper alloy steel that water hardens to 50 Rockwell without becoming brittle.

  94. Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
    P.O.Box 1079
    Appleton, WI 54912
    414-735-4576
    Manufactures welding equipment.

  95. Milwaukee Tool & Equipment Co.
    P.O.Box 2039
    Milwaukee, WI 53201
    800-394-9087
    414-645-2892
    414-645-0200
    Manufactures blacksmith tools. Has 10 sizes of anvils 30 to 500 pounds.

  96. NC Tool Company
    6568 Hunt Road
    Pleasent Garden, NC 27313
    800-446-6498
    Anvils and gas forges. Custom forges built by request.
    Catalog available.

  97. Nina Designs
    P.O. Box 5766
    Santa Fe NM 87502
    800 366 NINA
    505 982 1214
    Fax 505 982 1321
    nina@nets.com
    Internet Web Site address:
    http/www.nets.com/nina
    Her catalog is accessible via the Internet. Handmade silver
    bali beads & components

  98. Oakite Products, Inc.
    800-526-4473
    Various chemical products, in particular, Oakite-31 which removes borax welding flux.

  99. David Oliver
    Paddle Creek Forge
    P.O.Box 3452
    Bristol, TN 37625
    615-878-5712
    Supplier of used blacksmith tools including anvils & swage blocks

  100. Patina Solutions
    P.O.Box 70228
    San Diego, CA 92167
    800-995-9946
    Solutions for application to copper, brass and bronze. They have a liquid copper solution for application to other metals to act as a base copper foundation for their patina solutions.

  101. Robert Ownings Metal Design
    615 Second Street
    Petaluma, CA 94952
    707-778-8261
    Imported blacksmiths' hand tools plus an inexpensive air hammer line.
    Send SASE for free catalog.

  102. Reactive Metals Studio, Inc.
    P.O.Box 890
    Clarkdale, AZ 86324
    800 876 3434
    520 634 3434
    reactive@sedona.net
    Niobium, mixed metals, titanium & other exotic metals.

  103. Rio Grande Tools
    4516 Anaheim Avenue NE
    Albuquerque NM 87113 1668
    800 545 6566
    505 821 7620
    505 821 5529
    Tools for jewelry excellent catalog.

  104. JS Ritter
    118 Preble Street
    Portland ME 04101
    800 962 1468
    Catalog $4. $4 credit on first purchase.

  105. River Gems & Findings
    6901 Washington Avenue NE
    Albuquerque NM 87109
    800 443 6766
    505 345 8511
    800 648 3499
    Raw materials, findings, mountings, chains, stones, and beads.

  106. Sculpt Nouveau
    625 W. 10th Avenue
    Escondido, CA
    800-728-5787
    Dyes and finishing kits for metals.

  107. Shop Outfitters
    605 South Adams Street
    Laramie, WY 82070
    307-745-5999
    307-742-5999 fax
    Compact metal working tools

  108. Stuller
    P.O. Box 52583
    Lafayette LA 70505 2583
    800 877 7777
    318 837 4100
    Stones, settings, mouting, findings, metals
    You may need a business license.

  109. Sur-Fin Chemical Corporation
    1530 Spence Street
    Los Angeles, CA 90023
    800-282-3533 or 213-262-8108
    Manufacturer of metal finishing or patina chemicals for iron, steel, brass, copper, etc.
    Product list is free upon request.

  110. Surepure Chemetals Inc.
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
    201-377-4081
    201-377-5654 fax
    High purity metals - rare, exotic and precious - in a variety of forms.

  111. Swest Inc.
    11090 Stemmons Frwy
    Dallas TX 75220
    800 527 5057
    214 247 7744
    214 247 5307
    Jewelry making tools.

  112. Teledyne Allvac
    P.O.Box 5030
    Monroe, NC 22810
    800-537-5551
    Complete listing tool steels.

  113. Tempil Division Big Three Industries, Inc.
    Hamilton Avenue
    South Plainfield, NJ
    201-757-8300
    Supplier of temperature sensing crayons and other temperature indicating supplies.

  114. Tennessee Fabricating Company
    2025 York Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38104
    800-258-4766
    Cast iron components and accessories.

  115. Timbercove Trading Company
    121 H Street
    Petaluma, CA 94920
    707-778-8261
    Peddinghaus blacksmithing equipment.
    Product list free upon request.

  116. Triple-S Chemical Products Inc.
    1413 Mirasol Street
    Los Angeles, CA 90023
    213-261-7301
    213-261-5567 fax
    Patinas, antique solutions, lacquers, lacquer strippers, etc. for steel, brass, copper, aluminum, etc.

  117. Triple-S Steel Supply
    P.O.Box 21119
    6000 Jensen Drive
    Houston, TX 77226
    713-697-7105
    713-697-5945 fax
    Ornamental supplier and steel service center.

  118. Universal Saw
    1737 Sugar Tree Road
    Warrensville, NC 28693
    910-385-3401
    Maker of a universal saw blade for hacksaws.

  119. Valley Farrier Supply
    21383 S. Yoeman Road
    Beaver Creek, OR 97004
    503-632-4366
    Anvils, forges, hand tools, coal, and other blacksmith supplies.

  120. C.S. Van Gordon and Son, Inc.
    1815 Main Street
    Bloomer, WI 54724
    715-568-2612
    Family run. Van's Instant Gun Blue makes a nice black finish on iron.

  121. R & B Wagner, Inc.
    P.O.Box 423
    Butler, WI 53007-0423
    414-461-2111 or 800-786-2111
    Ornamental hollow balls and hemispheres.
    Decorative balls from 1.5 inches up to 12 inches diameter.

  122. Warren Fasteners and Steel
    201 Morgan Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11237
    (718)417-4010
    Maker of UNPLATED (and plated) hardware - nuts, bolts, washers Minimum purchase $25, they are happy to sell to individuals.

  123. Williams & Company
    901 Pennsylvania Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15233
    412-237-2211 or 800-245-4475
    Naval brass (464) rod which forges well. Call Bill Firestone for a catalog.

  124. Wire & Iron Products
    950 Anderson at Fab Road
    Litchfield, MI 49252-0388
    517-542-2353
    517-542-2501 fax

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