Dear Knifemaker:
Thank you for considering Sheffield’s Knifemakers Supply for your knifemaking materials.

We are now going into our 36th year as a major source of materials and equipment for the professional knifemaker and the hobbyist.

We wish to express our gratitude to you, who have used our services and made our success possible. Our goal is to continue to supply you with the widest variety of materials at a reasonable price.

We have added many new items since our last catalog. We will continue to add new materials as the availability arises.

Sincerely,
Ann Sheffield Michael Sheffield

Catalog

PRECISION GROUND TOOL STEEL

D-2 STEEL

TYPICAL ANALYSIS: C – 1.50-1.60, MN – .20-.40, – .20-.60, PH – .025, SU – .015, CR – 11.50 – 12.00, V – .80-.100, MO – .70-.80

HARDENING: Preheat thoroughly at 1450° to 1500°F then raise temperatures to 1800° to 1850°F and hold until uniformly heated through. Soak at temperatures for 45 to 60 minutes per inch of thickness. To minimize surface decarburization, use salt bath, controlled atmosphere furnace or pack harden. Quench in still air or dry air blast to below 150°F then temper immediately. Use high side of hardening range for thicker sections.

FOR ETCHING MOKUME GANE OR DAMASCUS INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED ON BOTTLE

SATANITE (Refactory)

FOR CREATING THE HAMON ON KNIFE BLADES, MIX WITH WATER TO THE DESIRED CONSISTENCY. ALSO MAY BE USED FOR RELINING OVEN. MIX WITH WATER TO A PASTE OR TO THE CONSISTENCY DESIRED. CAUTION RESPIRATORY MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR SAFE HANDLING OF REFRACTORY CEMENT.

BONE, BUFFALO, AND HORN

JIGGED BONE: 4-1/4” X 1-1/4” X 5/32”

DYED CAMEL BONE

CARVED BONE NATURAL: 3-1/2” X 1-1/4” X 5/32”

SMOOTH WHITE BONE

BUFFALO CARVER BLACK

JIGGED BLACK BUFFALO SWIRLED PATTERN

ROUND BUFFALO STICKS

BUFFALO BLACK

POLISHED BUFFALO HORN SCALES 5 X 1-1/2” X 3/8”

DYED BROWN BUFFALO HORN PATTERNED

IMPALA JIG BUFFALO HORN

WARTHOG TEETH

HANDLE MATERIALS

1/8” THICK ACRYLIC PEARL

STABILIZED WOODS have been impregnated with acrylics and monomers to minimize chances of shrinking or cracking. Some stocked natural, single color dyed and double color dyed.

STABILIZED GIRAFFE BONE

SHEEP HORN
Imported from South Africa

DELRIN : A pure white handle material.

VULCANIZED FIBER SPACER MATERIAL USED BEHIND THE GUARD ON NARROW TANG KNIVES AND BETWEEN THE TANG AND HANDLE ON FULL TANG KNIVES.

.030 & .062

PEARL MARBLEIZED POLYESTER- WORKS WELL WITH NORMAL SHOP TOOLS, DRILLS EASY AND POLISHES WELL

HARDWOODS FOR KNIFE HANDLES

(PTEROCARPUS SOYAUXII) DEEP RED WITH DARKER STREAKS

AMBOYNA BURL

A DENSE BURLY PATTERN WITH EYES AND SWIRLS, VERY RARE, FROM CAMBODIA. PINKISH TO RED.
BLACKWOOD, AFRICAN
(DALBERGIA MELANOXYLON) ALSO CALLED GRENADILLO. COLOR: DARK PURPLISH BROWN WITH BLACK STREAKS GIVING A NEARLY BLACK EFFECT. VERY HARD AND HEAVY, 82 LBS/CU.FT. SLIGHTLY OILY WITH A FINE TEXTURE, FINISHES EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA. BLOODWOOD, AMAZON

(BROSIMUM PARAENSE) COLOR: RICH STRAWBERRY RED, SOMETIMES WITH GOLDEN YELLOW STRIPES. HARD AND HEAVY. TAKES A HIGH LUSTROUS FINISH. BRAZIL.
BOCOTE

(CORDIA ELEANENOIDES) TOBACCO COLORED TO REDDISH BROWN, MEDIUM DENSITY AND WORKS WELL. TAKES AN OUTSTANDING FINISH. BUBINGA
(GUIBORTIA TESSMANNII) LIGHT TAN WITH A PINK CAST, MACHINES WELL AND TAKES A NICE FINISH.

COCO BOLA

(DALBERGIA RETUSA) DARK BROWN TO DARK YELLOW IN COLOR, WORKS WELL WITH MACHINE TOOLS, AVOID OVERHEATING WHEN WORKING. IT IS VERY DENSE AND FINISHES BEAUTIFULLY.
DESERT IRON WOOD

(ARIZONA IRONWOOD) (OLNEYA TESORA) VERY HEAVY, TAKES AN OUTSTANDING NATURAL FINISH WITH ONLY BUFFING AND GIVES AN EXTRA-DIMENTIONAL EFFECT. COLOR RANGES FROM LIGHT TO VERY DARK BROWN TO A GOLDEN COLOR SOMETIMES WITH DARK STREAKS, HELD IN VERY HIGH ESTEEM BY CUSTOM KNIFE COLLECTORS.

EAST INDIAN ROSEWOOD

(DALBERGIA LATIFOLIA) DARK PURPLISH BROWN WITH BLACKISH STREAKS.
EBONY, BLACK
(DIOSPYROS EBENUM AND D. MESPILIFORMIS) GENERALLY JET BLACK BUT SOMETIMES WITH LIGHTER COLORED STREAKS. HARD AND HEAVY, FINE TEXTURE WITH METALLIC LUSTER. FINISHES SMOOTHLY AND PRODUCES A HIGH POLISH. EAST INDIES, AND AFRICA.

EBONY, MACASSAR

(DIOSPYROS DISCOLOR) BLACK WITH YELLOWISH OR REDDISH BROWN STREAKS. METALLIC LUSTER. HARD AND HEAVY, 68 LBS.CU.FT. TAKES A HIGH GLOSSY FINISH. EAST INDIES.
EBONY, BLACK AND WHITE, SOUTH/SOUTH EAST ASIA

(DIOSPYROS EMBRYOPTERIS) COLOR: CREAMY WHITE HEARTWOOD WITH DISTINCT BLACK VEINS. SMALL PORES IN NO SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT, GROWTH RINGS INDISTINCT, FINISHES EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
GONCALO ALVES

(ASTRONIUM FRAXINIFOLIUM) ALSO CALLED TIGERWOOD. LIGHT GOLDEN BROWN TO REDDISH BROWN WITH BLACKISH BROWN STREAKS PRODUCING A BEAUTIFUL STRIPED OR MOTTLED FIGURE. HARD AND HEAVY. FINE TEXTURE AND TAKES A GLASS-LIKE FINISH. BRAZIL.

HARD MAPLE(ACER SACCHARIUM) BEAUTIFUL WOOD FOR KNIFE HANDLES MUST BE DYES OR STAINED TO BRING OUT SUBTLE FEATURES. KINGWOOD, PARA
(DALBERGIA SP) DARK PURPLE STRIPES ON A YELLOWISH PURPLE BACKGROUND. VERY HARD AND HEAVY, OILY AND TAKES A HIGH LUSTROUS FINISH. RARE. MEXICO.

LACEWOOD

(CARDWELLIA SUBLIMIS) LIGHT PINK TO LIGHT REDDISH BROWN WITH A SILVERY SHEEN, FLAKY. TEXTURE FAIRLY COARSE. MODERATELY HARD AND HEAVY WORKS EASILY AND TAKES A LUSTROUS FINISH. FAIRLY SCARCE. QUEENS LAND, AUSTRALIA.

LIGNUM VITAE

(GUAIACUM OFFICINALE) ONE OF THE HARDEST COMMERCIAL TIMBERS. FROM A LIGHT OLIVE GREEN TO BROWN OR NEARLY BLACK. VERY HARD AND HEAVY, VERY OILY WHICH ENABLES IT TO TAKE A VERY HIGH POLISH. CENTRAL AMERICA.

MADAGASCAR ROSEWOOD

VERY DENSE, PURPLE IN COLOR, TAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL POLISH.

MAPLE, BIRD’S-EYE

(ACER SACCHARIUM) WHITE OR CREAM TO LIGHT BROWN OR REDDISH BROWN. FIGURED SOMEWHAT LIKE THAT OF BURL WITH MANY SMALL EYES SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER. HARD AND HEAVY, EASY TO WORK AND TAKES A SMOOTH POLISH. U.S.A. MUST BE STAINED TO BRING OUT PATTERN.

MAPLE CURLY

(ACER MACROPHYLLIUM) CREAMY WHITE OCCASIONALLY WITH A REDDISH BROWN TINGE. WAVY GRAINED PRODUCING CURLS 1/8” TO 1/4” APART TAKES AN EXCELLENT FINISH. NORTHWESTERN U.S.
MOVINGUI

(DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS) YELLOW TO ORANGISH BROWN; FIGURED GRAIN PATTERNS, MOTTLE OR RIPPLE; FINE TEXTURE BEAUTIFUL LUSTER; STAINS AND FINISHES WELL. FROM WEST AFRICA
MYRTLE BURL

(UMBELLULARIA SP.) A LIGHT FIGURED WOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE DYED OR STAINED TO ACCENT THE SUBTLE FEATURES, SEALING RECOMMENDED. OLIVE WOOD
BROWN STREAKED WITH DARKER LINES, FINE TEXTURE AND DENSE. TAKES A GOOD POLISH. FROM ITALY, GREECE.

OSAGE ORANGE

(MACLURA POMIFERA) GOLDEN YELLOW WHEN FRESHLY CUT, BECOMING RUSSET BROWN UPON EXPOSURE. HARD AND HEAVY. VERY STABLE WHEN DRY TAKES A NICE POLISH. SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.
PALM, BLACK

(ASTROCARYUM STANDLEYANUM) THE OUTER PART OF THE TRUNK CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS FINE, BLACK FIBERS CROWDED DENSELY TOGETHER AND SURROUNDED BY LIGHTER COLORED MATERIAL. WEIGHT 60-70 LBS/CU.FT. OFTEN HAS FINE AIR CHECKS. CAPABLE OF A VERY HIGH POLISH. PANAMA.

PINK IVORY

(RHAMNUS ZEYHER) BRIGHT PINK TO PALE RED. HARD AND HEAVY. VERY FINE TEXTURE AND TAKES A BEAUTIFUL HIGH POLISH. ONE OF THE RARER AND MORE EXPENSIVE WOODS, BUT AVAILABLE. EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA. PAU FERRO

A BROWNISH TAN SUBTLE TRIPLED SOUTH AMERICAN HARDWOOD TAKES A GOOD FINISH, NEEDS SEALING.
PURPLE HEART
(PELTOGYNE) PURPLISH OR VIOLET IN COLOR WHICH DEEPENS WITH AGING OR WITH HEAT. FINISHES BEAUTIFULLY AND MAKES A REAL EYE CATCHER OF A KNIFE HANDLE.

ROSEWOOD, HONDURAS

(DALBERTIA STEVENSONII) PINKISH BROWN TO PURPLE WITH DARK STREAKS. OFTEN HIGHLY FIGURED. OILY TEXTURE. HARD AND HEAVY. FINISHES SMOOTHLY WITH A HIGH POLISH. HONDURAS.
SNAKEWOOD

(PIRATINERA GUIANESIS) DARK RED TO REDDISH BROWN WITH IRREGULAR BLACK SPECKLES OR STRIPES. FINE TEXTURED AND HIGHLY LUSTROUS. VERY HARD AND HEAVY. TAKES A BEAUTIFUL FINISH. VERY RARE. GUYANA AND SURINAM.

THUYA BURL

(TETRACLINIS ARTICULATA) GOLDEN BROWN TO RED. HIGHLY FIGURED WITH SMALL EYE CLUSTERS OF TIGHT BURLS. MODERATELY HARD AND HEAVY. AROMATIC SMELL. RARE. ALGERIA AND MOROCCO.
VERAWOOD

(BULNESIA SARMIENTOI) ARGENTINE LIGNUM VITAE, COLOR RANGE FROM PALE YELLOWISH OLIVE, DEEPER FOREST GREENO OR DARK BROWN / BLACK, GRAIN IS TIGHT UNIQUE FEATHERED PATTERN. FINE LUSTER WHEN POLISHED. FROM ARGENTINE

WENGE

(MILLETTIA LAURENTII) HARDWOOD NATIVE TO AFRICA. LIGHT BROWN TO ALMOST BLACK, VASCULAR, SEALING RECOMMENDED.
ZEBRAWOOD
(MICROBERLINIC) A MEDIUM HARD SOUTH AMERICAN WOOD WITH ALTERNATE LIGHT AND DARK STREAKS, SEALING RECOMMENDED. ZERICOTE

(CORDIA DODECANDRA) A BEAUTIFUL WOOD WITH BOLD SWIRLING, BLACK AND BROWN GRAIN. TAKES A FINE FINISH.
WALNUT
A DOMESTIC WOOD THAT HAS BEEN USED ON FIREARMS FOR MANY YEARS. A GRAYISH TAN WOOD WITH SWIRLS – TAKES A GOOD FINISH. NEEDS SEALING.

ASIAN SATIN WOOD

THIS WOOD HAS THE SAME APPEARANCE AS CURLEY MAPLE

MARBLEWOOD

LONGITUDINAL STRIPES INTERTWINE THROUGH BEIGE MATRIX

COMPOSITE RECONSTRUCTED STONE

Acrylic and minerals combined with natural gem material make this reconstructed stone an interesting and inexpensive alternative to its natural counterpart. This knife handle material can be worked with ordinary tools and equipment. Cuts, sands, polishes, and drills with the same ease as working phenolics. Because it is as fragile as its natural stone counterpart, it should be worked slowly and treated with caution. Excellent for use as handles, spacers, inlays, insets on interframes and manufacturing custom jewelry. All of this material takes an outstanding polish.

CLEAR TURQUOISE

Turquoise in color and is without inclusions.

WEB TURQUOISE

Black three dimensional spider web entwining through a rich turquoise background.

MEXICAN TURQUOISE

Blue-green turquoise with darker colored veins.

CLEAR LAPIS LUZULI

A royal blue violet material without inclusions. The rarest representation of the gem grade lapis.

AZURITE CHRYSCOLLA

A predominantly medium to deep blue with tints of two tone green with defined three dimensional webbing.

AZURITE/MALACHITE

A deep blue material with irregular green inclusions scattered throughout.

SUGALITE CLEAR

An intense lavender in color without inclusion. In the natural state it is used in fine custom jewelry and high grade cutlery handles.

CHAROITE

A swirl of deep purple with lighter purple bands interlaced and overlapping the deeper color.

RIVER AGATE

Swirls of pink and blue banded together to produce a harmonious marriage of delightful color.

BANDED AZURITE / MALACHITE

Bands of vibrant green separated from the electric blue bands by third shade of green. Bands are 1/16” to 1/8” wide.

BANDED MALACHITE

Banding of various shades of light green to almost black. Bands run from a few thousandths of an inch to 3/32” of an inch.

MALACHITE WEB

A three dimensional spider web weaving around miniature forest green nodes ranging from 1/32” to 3/16” in diameter.

AMBER WITH SPECKS

A rich golden honey color included with dark specks to resemble the ancient baltic amber

IVORY BONE

A soft white material fabricated to genuine product.

DARK CORAL

A deep Chinese red without inclusions, reminiscent of the highly prized coral found in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

PINK CONCH SHELL

This extraordinary material is a real show stopper, a predominate ivory base banded by irregular pink bands 1/32” to 3/32” wide and a canary yellow series of bands 1/32” to 3/32” wide.

DYMONDWOOD®

PAISLEY — BLACK, BLUE AND RED

TORTOISE — LIGHT BROWN, MEDIUM BROWN, BLACK AND WINE

TIMBERLAND — MEDIUM BROWN, BLACK, RED AND GREEN

HAZELNUT — CINNAMON, MEDIUM BROWN, WINE, NATURAL AND LIGHT BROWN

BUBBLEGUM — PINK, DARK PINK AND BLUE

DAKOTA — LIGHT BLUE, CINNAMON, LIGHT BROWN, NATURAL, YELLOW AND WINE

TERRACOTTA — RED AND YELLOW

TAPESTRY — WINE, GREEN, PINK

TURQUOISE GEMWOOD — TURQUOISE

TROPICAL PURPLEWOOD — PURPLE

FIJI ORANGEWOOD — ORANGE

VERMONT MARBLEWOOD — GREEN AND NATURAL

ROYAL JACARANDA — WINE, BLACK AND MEDIUM BROWN

AMAZON MARBLEWOOD — NATURAL, BLACK AND RED

CRIMSON IRONWOOD — WINE AND LIGHT BROWN

CHARCOAL RUBY — BLACK AND WINE

SANTOS ZEBRA — BLACK AND CINNAMON

DESERT STRIPEWOOD — BLACK AND NATURAL

RIO GRANDE APPLEWOOD — NATURAL, MEDIUM BROWN AND LIGHT BROWN

FIELD & STREAM — GREEN, MEDIUM BROWN, BLACK AND BLUE

HAWKEYE — YELLOW AND BLACK

OLYMPIC — RED, NATURAL AND BLUE

REGAL — RED, YELLOW AND BLUE

SPECTRUM — GREEN, LIGHT BROWN, BLUE, LIGHT BROWN, RED AND LIGHT BROWN

MAGNUM — WINE, YELLOW, BLACK, CINNAMON AND MEDIUM BROWN

CAMO SUPREME — GREEN, LIGHT BROWN, BLACK AND MEDIUM BROWN

EVERGREEN CAMO — GREEN AND BLACK

DESERT CAMO — MEDIUM BROWN, LIGHT BROWN AND WINE

SPORTSMAN CAMO — RED, BLACK AND GREEN

AGATEWOOD — NATURAL, CINNAMON AND BLUE

ROYAL MARBLEWOOD — BLACK AND MEDIUM BROWN

TROPICAL PASSIONWOOD — PINK

FUCHSIA — DARK PINK

AQUA — LIGHT BLUE

CAMO — GREEN, BLACK AND MEDIUM BROWN

FRENCH GREEN — DARK GREEN

CHUTNEY — RED, BLACK AND YELLOW

APPLE JACK — RED AND BLACK

SOLDER AND ACCESSORIES

SILVER SOLDER

QUALITIES : *1/16” Solid Core*
*Closely Matches Stainless in Color* *Becomes Liquid at 430° F.*
*Remains Bright After Prolonged Use* *Cadmium Free*
*Tensile Strength, to 15,000 Lbs./Sq. In.*

ANTI-FLUX

Used to coat area where solder is not wanted.

LIQUID SOLDERING FLUX

4 oz. Use with Silvabrite Solders.

CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN (on Parchment paper)

This is a certificate that the knifemaker fills out to go with the knife that he or she has just made. When properly filled in, it gives a complete history for the customer or collector to keep as a record of the knife.

Ours Exclusively Custom Folder Thumbstuds

Domed or Mushroom with flat head screw for single or socket set screw for pairs. Available in Titanium ( add $ 1.00 per stud for anodizing.) or Stainless.
3/16” diameter thumstuds tapped 1-72. 1/4” diameter thumbstuds tapped 2-56.