Welcome KPU Students and Alumni
(and the rest of the world)
This list is skewed in favour of the
Greater Vancouver Regional District
because this is home to KPU.
Home Depot -This is where I do most of my shopping for the shop! They have wood, they have glue, they have wood glue; tape;string;nails;screws;screwdrivers;power tools;etc. Also metal and welding supplies. Did I mention paint? And painting supplies? This is the first stop. If they don't have it, I have some other suggestions and more specialized places.
Fabricland - This is where I purchase heavy duty thread. Also needles, pins, and unexpected things like bobbins! If you are a fabric artist I should not have to tell you they have that too. (Join the club and get deals.)
Fabricland - This is where I purchase heavy duty thread. Also needles, pins, and unexpected things like bobbins! If you are a fabric artist I should not have to tell you they have that too. (Join the club and get deals.)
Lee Valley - Not only do Lee Valley make alot of high quality tools and hardware, they also search out high quality products to stock that solve problems. I can't tell you how many times I've spent hours browsing their shelves or reading the catalog (online and delivered to your mailbox) from cover to cover.
Opus - Art Supplies. Lots of high quality Art supplies. Pencils, pens, acid-free paper, sketchbooks, paint, brushes, modelling materials and tools, and more. They even stock unusual items like "Flexwax" (great for casting hands, feet, small objects,etc.)
Metal Supermarkets -You can order a wide variety of metal here. Check out the website for dimensions and alloys available. I routinely order Hot Rolled Mild Steel sheet, rod, angle iron, or flat bar. They will even cut it to size for me! Lengths are usually 12' or 20' so it's a good idea to do a drawing and do the math ahead of time. Sheets are 4' by 8' . I usually get them to cut sheets into 16" x 24" pieces, that comes out to a nice even dozen.
Windsor Plywood - Live-Edge / Specialty Wood is what comes to mind when I think of Windsor Plywood. They have a wide variety of wood working tools and supplies, but it is their variety of Hardwoods that convices me to make a special trip out to peruse.
Coast Fiber-Tek- Fiber-Tek has all you fiberglass needs covered. Also Plaster, Hydrostone, Casting Rubber (Smooth-On products), Kevlar, Carbon Fiber , Fiberglass mat, cloth, woven roving, Polyester, Vinylester and Epoxy resin. And Make-up and FX. I get the majority of our Casting Studio consumables here at this time. ( concrete, and sand I get at Home Depot)
Rex Krueger "how to find good used tools"- Rex describes his technique for getting good used tools at Auto or Furniture Shows.
More on this.
AND HEY - new developments just keep on rolling in! THIS is where the proper site is being erected even as I type. And so this blog can go on with it's more proper roll as a blog - a place to put regular (notice I didn't say DAILY?) developments.
Windsor Plywood - Live-Edge / Specialty Wood is what comes to mind when I think of Windsor Plywood. They have a wide variety of wood working tools and supplies, but it is their variety of Hardwoods that convices me to make a special trip out to peruse.
Coast Fiber-Tek- Fiber-Tek has all you fiberglass needs covered. Also Plaster, Hydrostone, Casting Rubber (Smooth-On products), Kevlar, Carbon Fiber , Fiberglass mat, cloth, woven roving, Polyester, Vinylester and Epoxy resin. And Make-up and FX. I get the majority of our Casting Studio consumables here at this time. ( concrete, and sand I get at Home Depot)
Rex Krueger "how to find good used tools"- Rex describes his technique for getting good used tools at Auto or Furniture Shows.
AND HEY - new developments just keep on rolling in! THIS is where the proper site is being erected even as I type. And so this blog can go on with it's more proper roll as a blog - a place to put regular (notice I didn't say DAILY?) developments.
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