Workshop Resources:
Links to interesting things: Carolina Designer Craftsmen Iris Sandkuhler Sources of Enamel
Enamelworks Supply Co. Coral Shaffer 1022 NE 56th St. Seattle, WA 98115 Ewsco@comcast.net No web presence.However,Coral is wonderful on the phone, and very responsive to email. Ninomya Japanese Leaded enamels, many supplies, foils.
Enamel Emporium www.enamelemporium.com Ninoya enamels, good online color charts, kilnware, foils
Schlaifer's Enameling Supplies Gardnerville, NV 89460 775-265-3284 800-525-5959 www.enameling.com Lots of enamel and lampworking supplies, glow-dust, decals She also can make custom blanksfrom your shape in copper or silver, maybe other metals
Bovano of Cheshire P.O. Box 250 Cheshire, Connecticut 05410 203-272-3208 Emaux Soyer French enamels Bovano #3 is the only clear for silver engraving, doesn't yellow very easily
Thompson Enamel 650 Colfax Ave. Bellevue, KY 41073 859-291-3899 www.thompsonenamel.com Good general source of unleaded enamels, kilnware, overglaze and underglaze enamels and lots more.Their technical guys can help with tricky questions
Sources of Fine silver
Ornamentea www.ornamentea.com Beads, beading supplies, nice leather cord, some metalsmithing supplies. Great shop, I recommend we support our local businesses.
Hauser and Miller 10950 LinValle Drive St. Louis, MO 63123 1-800-462-7447 www.hauserandmiller.com Very nice and quick source of silver & gold, all shapes and sizes.
Indian Jewelers Supply www.Ijsinc.com Full array of tools and metals. Best prices on silver. Synthetic opal, cheap stamping tools, lots of indian-themed parts. Ignore the website, get the catalogs.
Hoover and Strong www.hooverandstrong.com Precious Metals, good selection of odd shapes, do not combine sizes for a qty. discount. Castings and lots of commercial junk.
Sources of Tools
Rio Grande 6901 Washington NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 1-800-545-6566 They have everything.I do not recommend their enamels, though.
Allcraft Tools 666 Pacific St. Dept. 204 Brooklyn, NY 11217 800-645-7124 Good source of tools, eutectic solder, beehive kilns.
Harbor Freight www.harborfreight.com Capital Blvd. in Raleigh, other retail locations Chinese tools, scary cheap.
Agri-Supply Hwy 70. toward Garner Acres of farm supply, great cheap ball-piens $1.80, for carving and texturing
Ornamentea www.ornamentea.com Beads, beading supplies, nice leather cord, some metalsmithing supplies. Great shop, I recommend we support our local businesses.
Sources of Miscellaneous
Frantz Art Glass www.frantzartglass.com 1-800-839-6712 Lampworking supply. Helpful on the phone. Good source of silver foil and mica lusters, called here 'Pixie Dust"
Small Parts Company P.O. Box 381736 Miami FL 33138 800-220-4242 www.smallparts.com OHG, tool collectors dream. Build your own robot to make jewelry
Reactive Metals www.reactivemetals.com Anodizing, Rokusho & japanese patinas and mokume. Lots of cool stuff. Possibly the worst website I have ever seen, but luckily a PDF of their catalog.
Ornamentea West Street in Raleigh 834-6260 www.ornamentea.com Beads, beading supplies, nice leather cord, some metalsmithing supplies.Great shop.
Sources of Ferric Nitrate
Nasco www.enasco.com Stock #KM610
The Science Company www.thesciencecompany.com no haz-mat fee, more expensive but less hassle
Carolina Biological Supply Good price, will not sell to public, but will sell to a business or school, haz-mat fee for shipping, can pick up in Burlington, NC.You can also get luna moths to hatch.
Postcards and Misc. marketing supplies
m3printing www.m3printing.com" cheap, cheap, cheap.postcards, fliers, whatever. All color.
Modern Postcard www.modernpostcard.com the old standby, easy online ordering system
Barefoot Press www.barefootpress.com great local printer, when you need the extra quality
Carolina Printing Great basic printer, for your basic offset, good prices.

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