Albuquerque Resources

 

 

Steel

Choice Steel Company

7100 2nd Street

P.O. Box 90294

Albuquerque, NM 87199

Phone 505-344-4940

 

SWABA members get a discount when buying steel.

SWABA account number is BL17   under the name “Blacksmiths at State Fair”

 

Thrust Bearings

Many sizes, many shapes

Motion Industries (Formerly New Mexico Bearing)

32 Vassar Drive NE

Albuquerque, NM 87107-2022

 

Castable Refractory – Fire Brick

Kinney Brick Company

100 Prosperity Ave SE

Albuquerque, NM 87105-0818

Phone 505-877-4550

 

Driving instructions:

I 25 to Rio Bravo exit, 220

Turn west on Rio Bravo (NM500) toward RT 47( Broadway)

Turn south (left) on RT 47 go about ¾ mile

Turn west (right) on Prosperity (Sign for Kinney in on RT 47 at Prosperity)

Kinney Brick is on the left about .7 of a mile

 

They have castable refractory in several grades. Some of it can handle up to 2700° F.

 

They have several grades of fire brick.  Some of them can handle up to 2600° F.

 

 

Special metals – copper – brass – aluminum – mild steel

Metal Supermarkets

5620-D San Francisco Rd. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87109

Phone 505-858-9953

 

Driving instructions:

I 25 to exit 231

Get on to North Pan American service road

Go about ½ a mile

Turn right (east) on to San Francisco Rd. NE

5620D is on the right side of the road and Metal Supermarkets in toward the back of the parking lot.

 

You can buy copper and brass by the inch, foot etc. They will cut the metal to any size you want. Mention that you are from SWABA and you will get a discount or no cutting fees applied.

 

Safety Products, 3M products, Loctite, GE Silicones, abrasives

R.S. Hughes Co., Inc.

6100-B Jefferson NE

Albuquerque, NM

505-344-6310

 

They have an incredible array of abrasive products

 

They carry the Roloc system and the pads for it.

 

Safety products, abrasives

Smalley & Co

8920 Adams St. NE

Albuquerque, NM

505-352-7222

 

Driving Instructions:

Rt 528 (Alameda) to Washington (Washington in just west of Jefferson)

then North on Washington.

As Washington swings toward the east it becomes Adams

They are on the left side of the road. 

Go around back of the building to the Contractor pick up area.

 

Black & Decker, Dewalt, etc, tools, accessories and repairs

Black & Decker Service Center

5617 Menaul

Albuquerque, NM

505-884-1002

Driving Instructions:

From I 40 get off at San Mateo North

Turn left on Menaul

Go a little over two blocks

They are on the left.

 

 

The following resources were provided by Alex Ivey. They are a listing of the various business cards he brought back from the ABANA conference.

 

The Superior Steel Stamp Co.

These people will make custom touch marks for blacksmiths starting at a little over $100.00

Dale A. Cashin, VP

1242 East 49th Street Ste. 401

Cleveland, OH 44114-3851

Tel: 216-431-6460

Fax: 216-431-4664

 

 

EUROANVILS

www.euroanvils.net

“Traditional European Anvils”

Stephen Feinstein

106 River Heights Dr.

Columbia, TN 38401

Tel: 877-841-9663 Toll Free

Email: Stephen@euroanvils.net

 

Kayne & Son Custome Hardware, Inc.

www.kayneandson.com

David Kayne

100 Daniel Ridge Road

Candler, NC 28715

Tel: 828-667-8868  Or

Tel: 828-665-8303

Email: kaynehdwe@charter.net

Hammers Fly Presses  Tongs Peddinghaus Two-Horn Anvils  Spring swages Swage Blocks Punches Firepots Chisels Anvil Tools  Worlds Finest Tools at attractive prices

 

PIEH Tool Company Inc.

www.piehtoolco.com

Amy L. Pieh President

437 W. Hwy 260 Suite D

Camp Verde, AZ 86322

Tel: 928-554-0700

 Toll Free: 1-888-743-4866
Fax: 928-554-0800

Email: amy@pietoolco.com

 

 

Artist Blacksmith, Sculptor, Farrier, Veterinary & Bovine Supplies

 

Love of Art Productions

www.teachingtapes.net

Ron Hardy

Tel: 1-877-866-3688

They have several tapes of blacksmithing demonstrations

 

Little Giant/Mayer Bros.

www.littlegianthammer.com

Harlan “Sid” Suedmeier

420 4th Corso

Nebraska City, NE 68410

Tel: 402-873-6603

Rebuilt Little Giant-Mayer Bros.

Power hammers and Replacement parts

 

 

All parts, patterns and tooling have been acquired from the Little Giant factory in Minnesota

Production records have been copied.  Send them the size and serial number of your hammer

And they will send you the date it shipped and to whom.

 

Big Blu Hammer

www.bigbluehammer.com

3308 Frank Whisnant Rd.

Morganton, NC 28655

Tel: 828-437-5348

Fax: 828-437-9217

 

McGehee Fine Blacksmithing

Stephen McGehee

522 W. Barraque

P.O. Box 9822

Pine Bluff, AR 71611

Tel: 870-540-0142

irony@epowerc.net

 

Valley Forge Welding

280 Franklin Ave.

Willits, CA 95490

Tel: 707-459-2523

Fax: 707-459-5645

Texas Threads

www.texasthreads.com

Fran Evans

Rocky Mound road

Graham, TX

Tel: 940-459-6373

fran@texasthreads.com

 

Chester Book Co.

A division of Finney Company

www.chesterbookco.com

3943 Meadowbrook Road

Minneapolis, MN 55426-4505

Tel: 800-858-8515

Fax: 952-938-7553

They have books on blacksmithing and metalsmithing for direction and inspiration

 

Bob Cruikshank is now making SOFA Firepots

3 sizes available

Call or write for sales brochure

Made in USA

Bob “Ironmonger” Cruikshank

1495 W. Possum Rd

Springfield, OH 45506

(937) 32301300

www.creativeironforge.com

www.sofablacksmiths.com

See Creatve Iron website for photos and Bob’s email address