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Jonathon G
Location: NE Ohio Joined: 06 Feb 2007
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I am just starting to try forging but have limited sources for raw materials. If anyone knows of national or even international distributors of metals (copper, steel, carbon steel, bronze, and silver in bars, sheets, and/or chain/ring mail), and leather both soft or hardened it would be of great help.
Thank you all for your help,
Jonathon
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Chad Arnow
myArmoury Team
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I have moved this topic to the Off-topic Talk forum.
Please note the description for this forum:
"Discussions of general history and other miscellaneous topics relating to arms and armour that do not specifically fit our other forums"
Thank you.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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M. Eversberg II
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Sheet metal can be found all around -- check machine shops.
For maille work, check Lowes/etc for wire -- you can easily make butted maille.
www.armourarchive.org
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Thomas Watt
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There is a company out of Oklahoma called Jantz Supply that sells bar stock, and an assortment of other tools, equipment and supplies including leather, handle material, etc.
I think they are closer to being a retail outlet than a wholesaler, but offer small quantities that work well for small or hobby work. I don't know if you could reasonably expect to get a 40" slab of damascus steel from them, but they offer slabs and bars of a number of alloys, steel and brass.
I have not ordered from them, so cannot vouch for service. Just that they are there.
http://www.jantzsupply.com/
Have 11 swords, 2 dirks, half a dozen tomahawks and 2 Jeeps - seem to be a magnet for more of all.
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Shawn Shaw
Location: Boston, MA USA Joined: 07 Jan 2006
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This is a standard topic