Master Index of Knife Making Materials, Suppliers and Services.
Adhesives
Books & Videos of interest to a knife maker
Engraving & Scrimshaw
Exotic Woods
Exotic Skins
Gems, Rocks, Stones
Ivory, Bone and Horn - Real and Alternative
Impregnated/Dyed natural materials
Laminated man made 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
Suppliers / manufacturers of knife making materials - Direct Contact Information / Listings
Special offers, inquiries and postings
Transport-Import-Export Information on Endangered Species in/out of Canada
Restoration, Conservation, Preservation Products
Warranty claims / repairs - Directly Contact your Knife Manufacturer
Web Links (Resources)- Knife makers & Suppliers
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US-Canada Border Information
Links to Knife Laws
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Engraving & Scrimshaw
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.
GRENADILLO aka KIRAWOOD, TREBOL - South America
IRONWOOD - ARIZONA or DESERT
IRONWOOD - SOUTH AMERICAN
KINGWOOD - BRAZIL, MEXICO
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
Exotic skins
CHICKEN LEG (La Pied Du Cocq)
FROG
HONZAME - Japanese / SHAGREEN - English
RAWHIDE STINGRAY
TANNED RAY
RAWHIDE SHARK (ZAMME )
TANNED SHARK
TANNED FISH
Laminated and Impregnated handle materials
DYMONDWOOD Extensive
variety
PAKKAWOOD
BONE / BLACK PAPER MICARTA
LINEN MICARTA
CANVAS MICARTA
TEX-TUFF
G-10
IMPREGNATED / DYED WOODS
STABILIZED,
STAMINA,
CHROMAWOOD
TIGER STRIPE RESINWOOD
Alternative Ivory, horn, bone, Oosic, New horn
ALTERNATIVE IVORY
SCRIMCAST BONE / HORN / IVORY
ANCIENT, WOOLY MAMMOTH IVORY
MAMMOTH LEG BONE
FABRICATED IVORY
IVORY BONE
BUFFALO HORN FROM INDIA
JIGGED BONE / SMOOTH WHITE BONE
STAG BONE, IMPALA BONE
SIBERIAN IMPALA JIGGED BONE
NEW HORNS - KUDU, IMPALA, BLESBOK, SEA COW
OOSIC / Walrus penile bone
SAMBAR & AXIS DEER STAG HORN
TUSKS - HIPPO, WARTHOG
WHITE, SMOOTH and PICKED BONE and HONEY HORN
NATURAL STABILIZED BONE
TAGUA NUTS or LEGAL IVORY
Tip on do it yourself bone / horn stabilizing
Tip on do it yourself bone / horn coloring
Ivory repairs - Repair instructions, contact information
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 ORIGINS, WOOTZ
DAMASCUS FROM INDIA AS MADE TODAY
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)
Heat treating information on High Carbon Spring
Steels - AISI C 1050, 2065, 1075, 1095
Some Steel Terms, Traits & Elements
Classification and Composition table of Stainless steels, welding, effects of heat etc.
CPM
is a registered trademark of Crucible Materials Corp.
Non-ferrous metals for fittings, butt caps, folder
frames
ALUMINUM (alloy 6061)
BRASS
CERAMICS
COPPER (alloy 110)
DURALUMINUM
MOKUME
NICKEL SILVER (18%)
STERLING SILVER
STAINLESS STEEL - 303, 304, 410, 416
STELLITE 6K - Cobalt alloy
TITANIUM - Sheet, Rod, Bar and PVD Coating
Real Mother of Pearl - White, Goldlip, Blacklip, Abalone, Polyester, Celluloid etc.
REAL MOTHER OF PEARL - CUT and WHOLE SHELL
IMITATION or POLYESTER M.O. PEARL
LAMINATED M.O. PEARL
UNIPEARL
RECONSTRUCTED MOTHER OF PEARL
IMITATION TORTOISE SHELL
TOR-TIS faux TORTOISE SHELL
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
ADHESIVES
RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION PRODUCTS
BLACK WOVEN GRAPHITE COMPOSITE
CELLULOID
CONCEALEX
CORIAN
DELRIN
KYDEX thermoplastic sheet
NEOPRENE
PARACHUTE CORD
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
SPACER MATERIALS
ZYTEL
Buffing, Polishing, Soldering / Metal Plating, Coating
BUFFING & POLISHING WHEELS & BELTS
BUFFING & POLISHING ROUGES & COMPOUNDS
BUFFING & POLISHING TIPS
SOLDERING - Solders, Materials, Tips
METAL COATING / PLATING - GOLD, CHROME, NICKEL, COPPER & Brass
Adhesives
ELMER'S
GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
Elmer's Hardware Glues
Elmer's Original Glue-All - Interior
Carpenter's Interior Wood Glue
Carpenter's Exterior Wood Glue
ProBond Interior Contractor's White Glue
ProBond Interior Wood Glue
ProBond Exterior Wood Glue
ProBond Polyurethane Glue
ARON ALPHA
INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
Instant Industrial Adhesives
Introduction to Instant Glue
The Right Selection
Achieving Optimum Bond Strength
How to apply Cyanoacrylate adhesives
Accessories - Primers, Accelerator, Debonder
Care and handling of Cyanoacrylates
ARON ALPHA
INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
Aron Alpha Instant Glue index and Technical Data
General use and properties
Primers - Required use on hard to glue plastics
Aron Alpha Series 100, 200
Aron Alpha Series 200E, 200F
Aron AlphaSeries 400X, 400T, 800
CA PLUS Inc.
INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
CA PLUS Product list
CA PLUS Technical data sheet
CA PLUS Cyanoacrylate Cross reference sheet
CA PLUS Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
PARSON ADHESIVES INC.
INSTANT GLUE MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
PARFIX™ Cyanoacrylate Adhesives
PARSON - Product List of Cyanoacrylate Adhesives
PARSON'S - Anaerobic Adhesives
PARTITE Methacrylate Adhesives 2-part Adhesive System
PARTITE Acrylic Adhesives No-Mix Structural Adhesive System
PARBOND Epoxy Adhesives
PARTITE Activators & Primers
PARFLEX™ Rubber Toughened Cyanoacrylate Adhesives
PARSEAL Impregnation Resins
PARLITE Glass Bonding Adhesives
SONLOK™ Thread Lockers
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CANADA CORPORATION
Adhesives & Sealants MANUFACTURER - Direct Contact Info
CECCORP Epoxies
CECCORP Instant glues
Lash Vix Series
Images of samples
INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES for bonding KYDEX thermoplastic sheet
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE ADHESIVES
Restoration, Conservation, Preservation Products
Picreator Enterprises Ltd. / Cutlery Specialties
Polishing, restoration and preservation of multitudes of materials
including
knives and cutlery
Information on Knife Laws
State Knife Laws - compiled April 20, 2020 by Hunting Guy
Sweeping Canadian law bans import of folding knives
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