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[Canuck]

Here's suppliers for Canadian puzzlemakers:
http://www.leevalley.com - High quality line of Veritas tools and Forrest Blades
http://www.busybeetools.ca - Power equip., Incra Miter Express, and supplies
http://www.penblanks.ca - Renaissance wax, CA glue

If anyone knows of other Canadian suppliers, please post them, thanks.

[Robert Yarger]

We is both bustin our ass to keep Feburary listngs (comment to your current footnote) .  I tell you what, let's just have fun and keep all our fingers intact.  If it ends up being in March, everyone will understand.

Mushroom

[Canuck]

Yes, I agree!  PLEASE SAFETY FIRST!!  Let's not rush things, just not worth it.

[Robert Yarger]

Oh for the best supplier of quality dominoes, I recommend the Devost brand.  I think the same company makes ink pens.  I will see if I can find a link to thier website and post it here later.

[Kerry Verne]

I'll second Eric on Freud blades, mine have worked out quite nicely.
Ditto for Amazon as free shipping options clinch the deal for anything heavy.

Router bits: http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/    3yr warranty on everything, or lifetime on Katana bits.
Sandpaper: Klingspor - http://www.woodworkingshop.com/  The cloth backed kind lasts forever. I'm lucky enough to live near one in Raleigh, and can rummage through their scrap bin for a few $ per pound. 

[Robert Yarger]

Kerry

Does their sandpaper exceed Norton 3x brand, or have you tried that brand?  I am not as concerned with the cost of sandpaper as much as with the quality.  I hate to got to all the trouble of attaching sandpaper to a sanding jig just to have it get dull after 30 miniutes of use.  My Norton brand is exceptional compared to regular sandpaper, but I am always looking for something better.

As a side note, I went to the website you mentioned, and there (on sale) on the front page was the plug cutter set that I just ordered elsewhere for much more.  I will add this website to my supply list.  Thanks

[Kerry Verne]

I've not tried 3x yet, but I'd be happy to mail you some Klingspor if you're not local. Their sanding belts are nicely done too.

[Canuck]

I've used both brands and I'd have to give the durability marks to 'Klingspor', just my 2cents.

[Robert Yarger]

John's opinon is as good a gold.  That settles the matter.

[Canuck]

Yeah and that's a thousand dollars an ounce nowadays!

[Kerry Verne]

New: Alternate source for bearings: Ebay store 'BEARING BARGAINS'. I found 1/4x11/16x1/4 sealed bearings at $15 for 16, $6 s&h.   http://stores.ebay.com/BEARING-BARGAINS

[Robert Yarger]

My son turned me onto good sealed bearings for aroudn $4 per at his local skateboard shop.  They are very rugged in that they have to bear the weight of a 200lb skateboarder falling on it from a few feet high, but you only get these in 1/2inch size (perfet for sled mounts).

[Phil Tomlinson]

Just to add a few.

Books: I always check the "used" section at Amazon.  Have gotten some great deals on like-new books.  Also, BetterWorld Books has good deals and supports reading around the world.

Enco and Carr-Lane for reasonable set-up tools/blocks/gages and all kinds of other stuff.  (do you really need 1-2-3 blocks that are more than .0005 accurate for wood?)

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRHM
http://www.carrlane.com/

Shopping for tools:  Toolseeker.com usually finds a good price and tells you who has free shipping or other coupons:
http://www.toolseeker.com/Index.htm

And will have to mention Hartville tools.  Good deals every now and then and good selection:
http://www.hartvilletool.com/

[Robert Yarger]

Thanks for the info.  I will check all of them out when I get time and compare them to my curren suppliers. 

Phil, I don't think I told you in previous e-mails, but the overall best place to get magnets is from www.kjmagnetics.com .  I think Eric would also agree.  They are the strongest magnets at the best price.  IF you are planning on putting a puzzle element to that secret drawer on the bottom of you cabinet, this would be the place to get the magnets to do it, as they have some nice 1/2 dowel magnets that work well for restricting locks.  If you have my cross box in your collection, the trick drawer to it uses these.

Also, I think we have a section called "Good deals on supplies" where you can also check out our favorite places.

[Kerry Verne]

I need to make a hardcore plug for MLCS this week.

I received a set for Xmas that was somehow misassembled and the bearing screw on the chamfer bit was cross-threaded. I called MLCS, and, even though I couldn't figure out which of a half dozen relatives bought it, they shipped me out a new bit for free.

Oh, and the brad point set I bought are beautifully sharp too. 

Great tools, awesome service.