• 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 - Other general Web Links (Resources2)
• US-Canada Border Information
• Links to Knife Laws

Engraving & Scrimshaw

• Scrimshaw art
• Knife engraving Canada

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.

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

• 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 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

• 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 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 Product list
• CA PLUS Technical data sheet
• CA PLUS Cyanoacrylate Cross reference sheet
• CA PLUS Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

• 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

• 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

• Wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchblade
• State Knife Laws - compiled April 20, 2020 by Hunting Guy
• Government of Canada knife laws
• Sweeping Canadian law bans import of folding knives

  This web site was created and is maintained by Tony Hnilica - *AJH* Custom Knives & Services