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Vendors

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Gas forges and burners #

Zoeller Forge (forge parts and burners)
HybridBurners
Anvilfire venturi
Commercial ribbon burners
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Chili Forge

Anvil retailers #

Atlas Knifemaker
Texas Farrier Supply
Centaur Forge

We do not recommend purchasing anvils from Harbor Freight or other big box hardware stores. These anvils are frequently cast iron and of inconsistent quality.

Accessories #

Rivets & Bolts
Hammer wedges
Axe & Round wedges
Custom leather drive belts
Thermal materials
Parks50 quench oil\

Steel #

US #

New Jersey Steel Baron (blade steel)
Admiral Steel
McMaster Carr
Tool Steel of California
Online Metals
Atlantic33 Tool Steel
Sb Specialty Metals (exotic steels)
eBay steel 1045/4140 | steel bar drop ends\

Canada #

Princess Auto (cold rolled mild in 5' lengths, not cheap but will ship)
Peavey Mart (not ideal for shipping)
General Steel (bulk steel)
Metal Supermarket (expensive, but many options)
Canadian Forge and Farrier (west Edmonton establishment offering high carbon billets for knifemaking)

Europe #

BRISA (Wide selection of materials and tools including knife blades, knife steels, wood, leather, antler and synthetic materials for knife handles.)
Techniek Webshop (1045, 1040)
Angele Shop (H13, S1, 1045)
Eurotechni
GFS Knife Supplies
Dictum (Japanese steels)\

Australia #

Artisan Supplies