List of suppliers and other misc. material
Sandpaper
VSM Abrasives Corporation 1012 E. Wabash St. O’Fallon, Missouri 63366
Phone: 800-737-0176 Fax: 636-272-7434
Email: vsm@vsmabrasives.com Website: www.vsmabrasives.com
Vitex KK532F is the type of abrasive; I know it comes 80grit to 600 grit.
My cost is $87 for a 4”wide roll, 150 feet long Plus Shipping
I think that the 80 grit is more expensive.
I deal with a customer service person named Sue I think that they do not sell direct anymore but will refer you to a supplier near you.
Wood
Turning Blocks
Osage Orange, cherry, walnut, ash, most domestic woods.
Owl Creek Trading Post and Saw Mill 5216 445 ST King City, Missouri 64463
Phone 660-535-6116
Sometimes slow but the price is right. I get either 6X6X3 bowl blanks and cut them,
Or 3X3X12, it comes out the same. The size of the goblet blank is 3X3X6
Exotics – Blackwood, ebony, Lignum
West Penn Hardwoods
117 South 4th Street Olean, NY 14760
Phone: 888-636-9663 Website: www.westpenhardwoods.com
They are reasonable for exotics. They go to shows and have better prices at the shows.
Holly
Craft Supplies USA
1287 E. 1120 Street Provo, Utah 84606
Phone: 800-551-8876 Website: www.woodturnerscatalog.com
I have purchased 3” holly from them in the past. All of their wood is not listed in the catalog or on the web. I talk to Rex Burningham.
Other
I also buy boards at a good lumber yard for the stems. Frank Paxton Lumber is a chain that I have purchased from in the past.
It is a chain and the website is www.paxtonwood.com.
Gun drill
B.C. MacDonald & Co. 1265 Research Blvd St. Louis, Missouri 63132
Phone: 314-993-2833 Fax: 314-993-0405
Website: www.bcmac.com Email: sales@bcmac.com
This is a bit manufactured by Eldorado, 3/16” X 16”, part number 100099. I have a machinist tap a ¼” pipe thread in the base to fit a handle with a ¼” pipe running through it.
Files and Rasps
1/8” , 3/16”, and ¼” Vitrex Abrafiles
These are no longer made. Some companies say they have them, and you can search on the internet for possible supplies.
If anyone finds a substitute I would appreciate a call.
Bower Rasps
These are replacements for the Vitrex Abrafiles. They seem very expensive. Between $27 – $30 each. These are the only rasps that
I have found.
1/16” BR .0625-80
1/8 BR .1250-60
3/16 BR .1875-60
Website: www.woodturnertools.com