SOURCES [remember the days, living in Guatemala, when materials were very hard to come by, Even back in the States, in the early 1980s, one still had to do some searching for certain supplies. For example, the only place I could find titanium at a reasonable price was Boeing's scrap metal yard, and they don’t ship the stuff? You have to go up there, to Kent, Washington, and pick it out yourself and then carry it back on the plane. Today, things are different, thank goodness, and there is a plentiful supply of all materials including the ultra hi-tech stuff like CPM steel and carbon fiber laminates. Thave listed here some of the sources for materials that | use often and find them all to be honest and reliable. Many of these suppliers visit or display at knife shows around the country, where they sell their wares. This gives the knife maker a good opportunity to handle and select just the right material for the knife he wants to build, There just isn't space enough to be comprehensive in this list but I think the following sources will pretty much cover all the bases. [ have a file cabinet full of catalogs and brochures and I offer up here a selection from those files: General Supplies: Micarta, steels, handle materials, machines, fasteners, abrasives, etc. KNIFE & GUN FINISHING SUPPLIES P.0.BOX 458 LAKESIDE, AZ 85929 520-537-8877 FAX: $20 -$37-8066 KOVAL KNIVES P.O.BOX 492 NEW ALBANY, OH 43054 614.855.0777" PAX: 614-855-0945 SHEFFIELD KNIFEMAKERS SUPI P.O.BOX 741107 ORANGE CITY, FL. 32774-1107 904-775-6453 PAX.904-774.5754 TEXAS KNIFEMAKERS SUPPLY 10649 HADDINGTON, SUITE 180, HOUSTON, TX 77043) 713-461-8632 FAX:713-461-8221 Specialty Tools, Machines, Supplies: BROWNELLS, INC. 200 S.FRONT ST, MONTEZUMA, IA 50171 515-623-5401 PAX:515-623-3896 PARAGON INDUSTRIES (FURNACES) 2011 S. TOWN EAST BLVD. MESQUITE, TX 75149. 288-7557 FAX:972-222-0646 ‘TOOLS AND EQUIPME! P.O.BOX 649 CANFIELD, OH 44406 800-321-9260 FAX:330-533-2876 REACTIVE METALS STUDIO (TITANIUM ANOD- IZER) P.O. BOX 890 CLARKDALE, AZ 86324 (800) 876-3434 tools, LY, IN (SANDBLASTING) MARKING METHODS ( ELECTRO ETCH, STEN- CILs) 301 S. RAYMOND AVE ALHAMBRA, CA 91803-1531 626-282-8823) FAX:626-576-7564 Steel FRY STEEL COMPANY P.O. BOX 3585 SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670-1585 800-423-6651 Damascus Steel / Mokume DEVIN THOMAS P.O.BOX 568, PANACA, NV 89042 15-78-4363 MIKE NORRIS 35925 CITY LAKE DR ALBEMARLE, NC 28001 704-982-8445 DARYL MEIER 75 FORGE RD. CARBONDALE, IL 62901 618-549-3234 Grinders, Abrasives STEPHEN BADER & CO. P.O. BOX 297 VALLEY FALLS, NY. 12185 518-753-4456. FAX:518-753-4962 TRU - GRIT, INC. 160 EAST FRANCIS #N ONTARIO, CA 91761 909-023-4116 FAX: 909-923-4116Heat Treating PAUL BOS. 2320 YUCCA HILL DR., ALPINE. CA 92001 619-445-4740 Handle Materials CULPEPPER MOTHER OF PEARL CO. P.O. BOX 445 FRANKLIN, NC 28744-0445 828-524-6842 PAX:828-369-7809 WILDWoops 9808 MONCLOVA RD. MONCLOVA, OH 43542 419-866-0435 FAX:419-867.0656 MASECRAFT SUPPLY CO. P.O. BOX 423 MERIDEN, CT._06450 203-238-3049 FAX:203-238-2373 NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. 29 MAIN AVE WALLINGTON, NJ 07057 973-773-5508 FAX: 973-773-4055 SANDY TUDOR ( DESERT IRONWOOD) BOX 92 VAIL AZ 85641 602-762-5745 FAX: 602-762-5745 Ivory, Mastodon RICK FIELDS 26401 SANDWICH PL. MT. PLYMOUTH, FL_32776 352-383-6270 FAX: 352-383-6270 ROLAND QUIMBY P.O, BOX 350 ESTER, AK 99 907-479-9335, Titanium GEMINI METAL 1185 CALLE SUERTE CAMARILLO, CA 93010 805-482-4670 FAX:805-987-6492 HALPERN TITANIUM (ALSO G10) AND CARBON FIBER 14 MAXWELL RD. MONSON, MA 01057 888-283-8627 TEL / FAX Laser Cutting LYNNDALE STAINLESS 5302 W. MOHAVE, PHOENIX, AZ 8503 (602-269-5670 | FAX:602-269-9556 Water Jet Cutting CUTTING EDGE MEG. 7498 EAST MONTECRISTO AVE. s SCOTTSDALE, AZ. 85260 (480) 609-7233" FAX (480) 315.9713 SUITE 102 SUGGESTED READING Here are some other books that the reader may find useful in exploring different approaches to knives and knifemaking: CUSTOM KNIFEMAKING: 10 PROJECTS FROM A MASTER CRAFTSMAN, BY TIM MCCREIGHT. ‘STACKPOLE BOOKS ED FOWLER'S KNIFE TALK: THE ART AND SCT- ENCE OF KNIFEMAKING, BY ED FOWLER, KRAUSE. PUBLICATIONS HOW TO MAKE FOLDING KNIVES, BY RON LAKE, FRANK CENTOFANTE AND WAYNE CLAY, KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS. HOW TO MAKE KNIVE AND ROBERT LOVELE: HOW TO MAKE MULTI-BLADE FOLDING KNI BY TERRY DAVIS, KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS, /IFE MAKING: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CRAFT- ING KNIVES, HANDLES AND SHEATHS, BY BO BERGMAN AND HOLLY BOSWELL, LARK BOOKS, BY RICHARD BARNEY 5S, KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS, MAKING FOLDING KNIVES, BY HAROLD HOFF- MAN, H&P PUBLISHING SHARPENING AND KNIFE MAKING. BY JIM WAT: SON, SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD TE BLADESMITH: FORGING YOUR ‘CTION, BY JIM HRISOULAS, PALA- DIN PRESS THE COMPLETE BOOK OF POCKETKNIFE REPAIR: 4 CUTLER'S MANUAL, BY BE PUBLICATIONS THE HAND-CRAFTED FOLDING KNIFE: MAKING A LOCKBACK KNIFE WITH SIMPLE HAND TOOLS, BY MARK MALMROS, TAMARAX PRI THE WONDER OF KNIFEMAKING, BY WAYNE GOD- DARD, KRAUSE PUBLICATIONSABOUT THE AUTHOR Bob Terzuola is flanked by his two sons, Matthew (right) and Daniel in front of the workbeneh that put them through college. Bob has been making knives professionally since 1980. He started full-time in 1984 when he moved his family from Guatemala where he had worked as a government consultant on education and mass media research projects. During his last five years in Central America, Bob was the general manager and factotum of a jade carving factory where he honed his skills as a gem carver and developed many of the techniques he now uses in knife making Bob is best known, in the knife making world, for his functional and rugged defense knives, devel- oped against the background of civil unrest in Central America, in cooperation with many professional soldiers and adventurers, In the genre of tactical folding knives, Bob is responsible for many innovations in design and use of materials which uniquely qualifies him as a respected name in the field.PHOTOGRAPHERS Tony Vinella (right) has earned a world-class reputation for his commercial and art photography over many years. 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