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Exotic Woods 
Exotic Skins
Gems, Rocks, Stones,
Ivory, Bone and Horn - Real and Alternative
Laminated man made & Impregnated/Dyed natural materials 
Leather sources for sheath, Leather craft
Metals for blades, analysis, heat treatment
(Hardenable)
Metals for guards, but caps, folder frames
(Nonferrous)
Miscellaneous Materials - Restoration Products
Mother of Pearl, shells for grips and inlays
Soldering, Buffing, Polishing and Metal
Plating/Coating
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Contact Information / Listings
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Transport-Import-Export Information on Endangered Species in/out of Canada
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Last updated April 15, 2008
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SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
AWARD
goes to a company or individual, who was more
than generous in donating samples of exemplary quality and quantity, or helped
to enlarge the Master Index by introducing new materials.
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Exotic woods
- AMBOYNA BURL
- ANGICO or MESUA or INDIAN ROSE CHESTNUT or IRONWOOD
LAMINATED MATERIALS
- AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
IMPREGNATED / DYED WOOD
- AMAZON BLOODWOOD / SATINE
AUSTRALIA's AUTHENTIC, EXOTIC, RARE & UNIQUE SPECIES
- BEEFWOOD
 IMPORT PERMITS REQUIRED
- BOCOTE
Lyptus® Wood - Species Termed the Wood of the Future
- BOIS DE ARC
- BRIAR
- BUBINGA
- BULLETWOOD or MASSARANDUBA
- CAMEL THORN
- COCOBOLO
- EBONY, BLACK / GABOON / MACASSAR
- EBONY, TEXAS
- GONCALO ALVES or TIGERWOOD.
- IRONWOOD - ARIZONA or DESERT
- IRONWOOD - SOUTH AMERICAN
- KOA or KOA-KA or Hawaiian Mahogany
- LACEWOOD
- LEADWOOD
- LIGNUM VITAE
- MADRONE BURL
- MAPLE, BIRDSEYE BURL / CURLY
- MAPLE, FIDDLEBACK
- MESQUITE
- SCREWBEAN MESQUITE
- MOPANE - SOUTH AFRICA
- MYRTLEWOOD - BURL, BLACK
- OLIVE
- OLIVE - WILD AFRICAN
- OSAGE ORANGE
- PADAUK, AFRICAN
- PADAUK, BURMESE
- PALM, BLACK / LIZARDWOOD
- PARA KINGWOOD
- PAU FERRO
- PINK & RED IVORY
- PURPLEHEART or AMARANTH
- QUIRA MACAWOOD, GRANADILLO, CRISTOBAL
- RAISEN BERRY
- RED IVORY - SOUTH AFRICA
- ROSEWOOD - BRAZILIAN
- ROSEWOOD - EAST INDIAN
- ROSEWOOD - HONDURAS
- ROSEWOOD - INDONESIAN
- ROSEWOOD - MADAGASCAR
- SNAKEWOOD - LEOPARDWOOD
- TAMBOTI
- THUYA BURL
- TULIPWOOD
- WALNUT
- WENGE
- YEW WOOD
- ZEBRAWOOD or ZEBRANO or ZINGUA
- ZERICOTE
Windsor
Plywood - North American and Tropical Woods Index
Exotic skins
Laminated and Impregnated handle materials
Alternative Ivory, horn, bone, Oosic, New horn
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Emerging new technology
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Hardenable Metals for blades
- AEBL
- AISI A-2, A-2 FM
- AISI D-2 (ARDI® 150) TOOL STEEL (Planer blades)
- AISI O-1, O-2 (Drill rod)
- AISI O-6 (GRAPH-MO) TOOL STEEL
- ATS-34, ATS-55 STAINLESS STEEL
- AUS-6 (A6), AUS-8 (A8), AUS-10 (A10)
- CPM 3V, CPM 10V, CPM 420V and CPM 440V
- CPM S30V CPM S60V, CPM S90V
- CRUCIBLE 154 CM STAINLESS STEEL
- CRUWEAR
- DAMASCUS - Thunderforged™s
- DAMASCUS, WOOTZ
- GINGAMI-1 / GIN-1 / G-2
- L-6
- LESCALLOY ®BG42® VIM-VAR STAINLESS
- N690 Stainless Steel
- SANDVIC 12C27, and Modified 12C27
- STELLITE 6K - Cobalt alloy
- 440-A, 440-B, UNILOY 440C, 440F, 440F-Se, and 440-XH
- 440-C CAST DENTRITIC STAINLESS STEEL
- W-1 Spring Steel
- W-2 Tool Steel
- 1095 HI CARBON STEEL
- HR 5160 Carbon-Chromium SPRING STEEL
- 52100 (Ball/roller bearings)
CPM is a registered trademark of Crucible Materials Corp.
Non-ferrous metals for fittings, butt caps, folder frames
Real Mother of Pearl - White, Goldlip, Blacklip, Abalone, Polyester, Celluloid etc.
IMITATION CELLULOID
HANDLE MATERIAL - "Genuine Mother-of-Toilet Seat"
Gems, Rocks and Stones, Composite or Reconstructed Gem & Shell material
ALL ABOUT MAN MADE STONE MATERIALS
- AGATE - BLUE RIVER, MARINE (sphaleritic), LEOPARD SKIN
- AMBER, AMBER WITH SPECKS, MOROCCAN BEADS
- BANDED AMETHYST
- AZURITE - AZURITE/MALACHITE, BANDED, CHRYSOCOLLA
- CABOCHONS - LISTING OF 23
- CHAROLITE - SYNTHO-TEC
- CHAROITE - RUSSIAN LAVENDER
- COPRALITE (PETRIFIED DINO DUNG)
- CORAL - ROSE, DARK
- EMERALD
- FOSSILIZED SHELLS and PLANT MATERIAL
- CHRYSOPRASE
- JASPER - AUSTRALIAN, WILD BANDED
- JADE - CALIFORNIA, WYOMING
- LAPIS LAZULI, CLEAR LAPIS
- LARIMAR - SYNTHO-TEC
- MALACHITE, NATURAL, RECON, BANDED, WEBBED
- ONYX - JET BLACK
- OPAL - MOSAIC, AUSTRALIAN BLACK, MILKY, IRONSTONE
- PETRIFIED DINOSAUR BONE
- PINK CONK SHELL
- PINK RHODOCHROSITE
- RHODONITE WITH CORAL
- SUGALITE CLEAR, ROYAL PLUM, BLUE W/SPECKS, SYNTHO-TEC
- SPINY OYSTER - ORANGE
- SLATE - LIGHT/DARK GRAY
- TURQUOISE - CLEAR, MEXICAN, WEBBED
- VARISCITE
- WHALE BONE - AUSTRALIAN, FOSSILIZED
Miscellaneous materials and Adhesives used in knife making
Buffing, Polishing, Soldering / Metal Plating, Coating
Adhesives
ELMER'S GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
ARON
ALPHA® INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
ARON
ALPHA® INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
CA PLUS Inc. INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
PARSON ADHESIVES INC. INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
Restoration, Conservation, Preservation Products
Information on Knife Laws
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