tools / supplies

Thomas Register
Comprehensive directory of industrial products and services, including links to company websites, product specifications, ordering information and downloadable CAD drawings.

McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Huge selection of all sorts of tools, materials, hardware and Industrial supplies.

MSC Industrial Supply
One of the nation’s largest direct marketers of industrial supplies and equipment.

Small Parts
hardware for researchers and developers: materials, components and tools in small quantities.

Reid Tool Supply
knobs, handles, clamps, leveling pads, tooling hardware and more.

Maryland Metrics
Metric sized items: fasteners, tools, fittings, tubing, oil seals, o-rings, bearings, components, metal shapes, piping, fittings, valves, electrical lamps & fuses, conduit fittings, cable…

Dowling Magnets
magnets and magnet products: Rare Earth, Ceramic, Alnico, cup and channel assemblies.

Magnet Sales
Fabricator of magnets and magnetic systems. Off-the-shelf and custom magnets, engineering & design assistance. Check out their glossary of magnetic terms.

Suncor Stainless
Thousands of Stainless Steel and Titanium Products

ASC Industries, Mass Transit Products
Stainless steel fittings, interior assemblies & railings for use in mass transit vehicles.

Dent Manufacturing
Standard and custom non-ferrous hardware and castings for commercial refrigeration, fire-fighting, marine, & mass transit.

Berkeley Point
Eclectic assortment of products, light fixtures, flashlights, titanium and stainless steel hardware

Tools For Stagecraft
Unique tools, accessories & expendables for the theatrical professional.

science, nature, lab

Acorn Naturalists
developers and distributors of resources for science, outdoor and environmental education.

Carolina Biological Supply
products for science and math educators worldwide.

Forestry Suppliers
Products for the forestry, environmental science, surveying/engineering, horticulture, grounds maintenance, educational professionals and more.

NASCO Catalogs
Educational materials, classroom school supplies, and products for areas such as agricultural sciences, farm and ranch, anatomical/nursing, arts and crafts and science.

Pelletlab
“A family-run supply business serving school educators and students, amateur scientists and hobby enthusiasts, and science professionals with a large array of high quality, low price, scientific laboratory and educational supplies and tools.”

American Science & Surplus
“Eclectic range of products, many with a science or educational tilt to them…for the hobbiest, tinkerer, artist, experimenter, home educator, do-it-yourselfer, and bargain hunter.”

Lab Safety Supply
Industrial and Safety Supplies

Cole Parmer
Instruments and technical products for the research and industrial technical communities.

VWR International
Distributor of scientific equipment, supplies, chemicals and furniture.

electronics

Jameco Electronics
distributor of electronic components, tools and computer products.

Newark Electronics
distributor of electronic components, tools and computer products.

Digi-Key
distributor of electronic components

woodworking

The Japan Woodworker Catalog
Japanese woodworking tools available in a wide range of qualities, from inexpensive to very expensive.

Woodcraft
One of the nation’s oldest and largest suppliers of quality woodworking tools and supplies.

Hartville Tool
Woodworking Tools & Supplies, a wide range of essential, hard to find, unusual, and unique items.

Custom Service Hardware
Suppliers of fasteners, drawer slides, pulls, wood carvings, handles, knobs, hinges, abrasives, and more. Check out the forearm forklift.

McFeely’s Square Drive Screws
Square Drive Screws, hardware and woodworking supplies.

Van Dykes Restorers
Hardware and supplies for woodworkers, antique restorers and vintage home restoration.

Museum of Woodworking Tools
“A knowledge-base of museum quality tools, descriptions of tools and techniques…”

paints / finishes

Livos
Paints and finishes made from natural sources (Germany).

Bioshield Paint
Eco friendly paints, stains, finishes and cleaners.

Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co.
Paint made from milk protein, lime and earth pigments.

Sinopia
Pigments & materials for restoration, interior design and fine arts. See their how to apply gold leaf.

Färgbygge
Paints and pigments for painting with transparent colours (colourwashes, glazes, layerpainting). High quality raw substances and a “soft chemistry” based on an ecological consciousness. “colour as a formative artistic element in architecture” (Sweden)

sustainable living

Lehman’s non-electric products
Wide range of household products and tools for people who choose to live with little or no reliance on electricity (founded in 1955 to serve the Amish people). On-line store, 150+ page paper catalog, retail locations in Ohio.

Oikos Green Building Source
Online resources for those working in the fields of sustainable design and construction.

Natural Home Products
Suppliers of high quality wool carpet, cork and hardwood flooring, natural paints, and organic bedding.

Real Goods
“products for an ecologically sustainable future”