The following list is by no means comprehensive. I have done business with all of the companies listed here and have been satisfied overall with the level of service and the quality of the products that they provide.

Tools & Equipment

Gesswein - 7720 East Evans Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (800)232-2311

Hand tools, supplies, equipment, books.

Rio Grande - 4516 Anaheim Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 (800)637-8303

Hand tools, supplies, equipment, books, metal, findings, stones, packaging supplies.

Swest

Hand tools, supplies, equipment, books, metal, findings

Glendo Corporation

GRS Benchmate tools, Gravermax

Reactive Metals Studio

Annodizing equipment, small nuts & bolts

Precision Small Size Jump Ring Mandrels

Metal & Findings

Hoover & Strong - 10700 Trade Road, Richmond, VA 23236-3096 (800)759-9997 Email hovrgold@ix.netcom.com

Platinum, palladium, karat golds, silver. Supplied in casting grain, plate, wire, tubing and findings.

Myron Toback - 25 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036 (800)223-7550

Metal and findings, some tools.

Gesswein - 7720 East Evans Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (800)232-2311

Hand tools, supplies, equipment, books.

Rio Grande - 4516 Anaheim Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 (800)637-8303

Hand tools, supplies, equipment, books, metal, findings, stones, packaging supplies.

Reactive Metals Studio

Titanium, shining wave metals (mokume, etc)

David H. Fell - David H. Fell & Company, Inc., 6009 Bandini Blvd., City of Commerce, CA 90040, Voice: (323) 722-9992, Fax: (323) 722-6567, Toll Free: (800) 822-1996

Precious metals, photo etched patterned sheet.

Stone Dealers

James Alger Company Inc - PO Box 3648, Manchester, NH 03105 (800)446-1556 Fax (603)647-6573.

American-Thai Trading - Bangkok, Thailand

Artistic Colored Stones - 850 South Rancho Drive #2387, Las Vegas, NV  89106 (702)382-0694.

Creative Gem - Bangkok, Thailand.  

Dharma Trading Company - PO Box 86427, Portland, OR 97286.

Donald K Olson - PO Box 858, Bonsal, CA 92003 (619)758-2388 Fax (619)758-3592.

Frazier's - 6331 Fairmount Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530.

Mason-Kay - PO Box 65015, Denver, CO 80206 (888)MasonKay Fax (303)393-0201 E-mail 3973@polygon.net.

Minarex - Email minarex@sdc.org - Click here for image

Penny Nisenbaum - PO Box 27501, San Francisco, CA 94127 (415)564-1843.

Rock Deco - Email rockdeco@yahoo.com.

Thomas M Schneider - 861 Sixth Avenue, Suite 517, San Diego, CA 92101 (619)232-2624 Fax (619)232-2213.

Max Schuster - (213)688-9000.

Steve Walters - 505 Elm Street, PO Box 713, Ramona, CA 92065 (760) 789-1620.

Judith Whitehead - PO Box 32036, Tucson, AZ  85751 (520)529-3012.

Services

 

Red Sky Corporation - 630 Oak South East, Albuquerque, NM 87106 (505)243-6600

Provides metal electroplating services.

 

Professional Associations

American Craft Council - 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012-4019 (212)274-0630 fax (212)274-0650 email council@craftcouncil.org
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) - 2275 Amigo Drive, Missoula, MT  59808 (406)728-5248 fax(406)728-2729
Platinum Guild International - 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 800, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (714)760-8279 fax (714)760-8780

Publications

American Craft Magazine

72 Spring Street, New York, NY  10012-4019, Voice 212-274-0630, Fax 212-274-0650, Subscriptions 888-313-5527
http://www.craftcouncil.org

Published by the American Craft Council - Articles on historical and contemporary crafts; artist portfolios; show announcements and reviews; calendar; gallery, school and supplier advertisements.

Metalsmith Magazine

710 East Ogden Avenue, Suite 600, Naperville, IL  60563-8603, Voice 630-579-3272, Fax 630-369-2488

Published by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) - Articles on historical and contemporary metalwork; artist portfolios, show announcements and reviews, calendar, gallery, school and supplier advertisements. Also publishes and annual "Directory of Members" and a "Gallery in Print".

Ornament Magazine

PO Box 2349, San Marcos, CA  92079-2349,

Voice 760-599-0222, Fax 760-599-0228, Subscriptions 800-888-8950
ornament@cts.com
http://www.ornamentmagazine.com

Articles on contemporary jewelry and clothing, historical and contemporary beads (originally named the Bead Journal).

Jeweler's Circular Keystone

PO Box 2085, Radnor, PA 19080-9585 (609)786-2552

Jewelry industry trade journal. - Articles covering all facets of the jewelry industry including, jewelry fashion trends, watches, auctions, metal prices, mining, stone cutting and identification.

 

Lapidary Journal

Subscriptions - PO Box 302, Devon, PA 19333-9903
Editorial Office - 60 Chestnut Avenue, Suite 201, Devon, PA 19333-1312 (610)293-1112 Fax (610)293-1717
Articles on contemporary jewelry, stone cutting and mining, jewelry projects and instruction, beads.