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.This list is mostly Toronto Suppliers for the moment. If you would like to add someone to the list, or add some listings from your region - please contact us communications@metalartsguild.ca

ALL SUPPLIERS MARKED WITH *** ARE MAG SPONSORS AND GIVE DISCOUNTS TO MAG MEMBERS

ART | BEADING | JEWELLERY | METALS | PAPER & FABRIC | PLASTIC | LEATHER | WOOD | OTHER

ART
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Gwartzman's Canvas & Art Supplies
448 Spadina Ave.
Toronto ON M5T 2G8
416.922.5429 fax: 922.7366
Full range of discounted canvas, art and graphic supplies.
Large selection of paints. Craft supplies.
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Loomis & Toles
130 Spadina Ave.
2056 Danforth Ave.
963 Eglington E.
416.703.4748 / 416.422.2443 / 416.423.9300
Fine art and graphic supplies.
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Lynrich Arts Enterprises Ltd.
93 Green Lane
Thornhill, Ontario
L3T 6K6
905.771.0411
All art material, paints, glass paints, ceramic supplies
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Woofit's Art Supplies
1153 Queen St. West
Toronto ON, Canada
M6J 1J4
800.490.3567 - 416.536.7878 - fax: 416.536.4322

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BEADING

Arton Beads
523 Queen St. W.
Toronto ON M5B 2B4
416.504.1168
Beads, findings, charms, wire, cord, semi precious stones and rhinestones.
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Beadworks
2154 Queen St. E.
416.693.0780 / 416.763.5446 Beads, findings, tools, stringing materials, fimo, silver and gold plated wire, leather cording.
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Courage My Love
14 Kensington Ave.
Toronto ON M5T 2K7
416.979.1992
Beads, sterling silver findings, batik tools, leather scraps. Large selection of new and vintage glass beads.
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John Bead Corporation Ltd.
19 Bertrand Ave. (Warden and Eglington)
Scarborough ONN M1L 2P3
416.757.3287 fax: 757.1069
Wholesale and mail order only. Beads, rhinestones, trim, findings and hobby supplies.
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Sassy Bead Company
2076 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4S 2A3
416.488.7400
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Soo Ling Beads & Beading Ltd.
1162 Dundas ST. W.
Toronto ON M6J 1X4
416.588.1994
Wholesale or mailorder. Glass beads, seed beads, pearls, wooden beads and findings.

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JEWELLERY
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Amazon Gemstones
27 Queen St. E.
416.363.2260
Gemstones
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*** Bamiyan Silver
55 Queen St. E. #1100
Toronto, ON Canada M5C 1R6
416-603-3983 - fax 416-603-6550
1-800-693-2898
Chains - Findings - Semi-Precious Beads - Finished Silver Jewellery
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Byrex Gems
21 Dundas Square, Suite 308
Toronto ON M5B 1B7
416.947.1431 fax: 947.0279
Fine gems, beads, fancy cut stones, carved and smooth cabochons.
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Crown Pearl Co.
55 Queen Street East, Suite 502.
Toronto, ON M5C 1R6
Tel: (416) 363-0110 - Fax: (416) 461-6688
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Custom Gem Cutting
117 Ringwood Drive
Stouffville, ON L4A 8C1
905.640.8060
Fine quality cutting and repair of gemstones
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*** Gambhir's Import International Ltd.
21 Dundas Square, Suite 905
Toronto, ON M5B 1B7
416.862.0388
Wholesale and mail orders. Precious and semi-precious gemstones.
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General Findings Co. Ltd.
80 Power St.
Toronto ON M5A 3A7
416.363.5222 fax: 363.7832
Whole sale and mail order only. Jewellery Supplies and findings
Order: 1.800.268.4326
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*** Gesswein Canada
317 Attwell Dr.
Rexdale ON M9W 5C1
416.675.9171 fax: 675.0106
Whole sale and mail order only. Quality jewellery tools, supplies and equipment.
Orders: 1.800.263.6106
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H & W Perrin Co. Ltd.
90 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Toronto ON M4H 1N5
416.422.4600 fax: 422.0290
Whole sale and mail order only. Precision tools and equipment for watchmaking, clockmaking and jewellery. Orders: 1.800.387.5117 Fax: 1.800.741.6139
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H.L. Jewellery Casting
59 Adelaide Street East,
Toronto, ON, M5C1K6
416.863.6999
Casting house for sterling, and karat gold. Large selection of waxes available.
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House of Jewellery
55 Queen St. E., Suite 1302
416.368.1682
Silver chains, beads, earrings, key chains, money clips, etc.
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Johnston Silvercraft Trading
572 King St. W.
Toronto ON M5V 1M3
416.504.9888 fax: 504.4828
Base metal findings, beads, stampings, imitation stones and more.
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K P D Lapidary Supplies
41 Maple Ave.
Richmond Hill ON L4C 6P4
905.881.8682
Lapidary rock, tools, tumblers, abrasives, diamond saw blades. Custom rock cutting.
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Lacy & Co.
55 Queen Street E.
Toronto, ON. M5C 1R6
416-365-1375
Tools and supplies
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Louis Frankian Jewellers
55 Queen St. E., Suite 1103
416.363.2116
Diamonds and pearls.
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M-C Gems
27 Queen Street E.
Toronto, ON. M5C 2M6
416-862-7900
Good price on large selections of findings.
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Manek Gems
27 Queen St. E., Suite 1202
Toronto ON M5C 2M6
416.362.2028 fax: 362.0771
Diamonds and gemstones.
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Praxair
1 Poplar Plains Rd.
Toronto On M
4V 1A7
416.924.1151 Oxygen, propane, torches and other welding supplies, and safety equipment.
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Rio Grande (MAGazine Sponsor)
P.O.BOX 12277
Albuquerque, New Mexico
87195-0277 USA
Order Line 1.800.253.9738
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Stones and Findings Inc.
55 Queen Street east, suite 705A
Tel: 416 628 8550
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*** Transcontinental Tool Co.
21 Dundas Square, Suite 605
Toronto ON M5B 1B7
416.363.2940 fax: 363.7251
Wholesale and mailorder. Jewellery manufacturing supplies and equipment.
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Willim Dixon Co.
1361 Huntington
Scarborough ON M1V 4Y1
416.293.2474 fax: 293.6130
Dentistry and jewellery tools.

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METAL

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Art Clay Canada
Edmonton, Alberta
877-410-CLAY
Call studio for appointment
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Ferrier Wire Goods Co. Ltd.
170 Mulock Avenue
Toronto ON M6N 3C8
416-769-5280 fax: 416-769-2232
Mesh and screen: brass, copper, bronze, stainless steel
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Handy & Harmon of Canada Ltd.
290 Carlingview Dr.
Rexdale ON M9W 5G1
416.675.1860 fax: 675.1956
Wholesale and mail order only. Precious metal. Sheet, wire, grain, etc.
Orders: 1.800.463.1465
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Imperial Smelting and Refining Co. of Canada Ltd.
451 Denison St.
Markham, ON L3R 1B7
905.475.9566 fax: 475.0703
Mail order only. Precious metal. Sheet, wire, grain, etc.
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Metal Clay Supply House
10 Prescott Street
Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
Canada
ph: 613-258-7930
1-877-390-8787
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Metal Supermarket
45 Ironside CrescentUnit 12
Scarborough, ON M1X 1N3
(416) 293-9550
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Peckover's
2195 Langstaff Rd.
Concord ON L4K 2B2
905.669.9444 fax: 738.9033
Brass, aluminum, copper, bronze. Custom shearing and sawing. Delivery service.
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*** PMC Source
141 Whitney Place. Unit 16
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 1X8, Canada
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Quality Plating Co. Ltd.
226 Geary Ave
Toronto, ON,
M6H 2C3
416-536-6953 - Fax: 416-536-7228
Gold, rodium, nickle, silver, copper, brass, and antique finishes.
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Reactive Metals
PO Box 890 • Clarkdale, AZ 86324
(928) 634-3434 •
Order Line (800) 876-3434
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Russel Metals
1900 Minnesota Ct. Suite.210
Mississauga ON L5N 3C9
416.283.2828
Steel, aluminium, copper. Hot rolled, cold rolled, angle iron, channel, tubing. Non-ferrous alloy, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass. Plate, structural steel.
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Solway Metal Sales
26 Ernest Ave.
Toronto ON M6P 3M7
416.531.1131 fax: 531.3797
Huge selection of scrap metals! Copper, steel, brass, aluminium, and stainless. Sheet, wire, bars.

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PAPER AND FABRIC
Designer Fabric Outlet
1360 Queen St. W.
416.531.2810
Amazing selection of fabric, ribbons, buttons & doodads for display stuff.
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Japanese Paper Place, The
877 Queen St. W.
Toronto ON M6J 1G5
416.703.0089 fax: 369.0163
Huge selection of handmade paper. Excellent for display and packaging.

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PLASTIC
A & B Plastic Company Limited
269 Rimrock
Toronto
416.630.4666 fax: 6307616
Clear and opaque vinyls
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All Plastic Supermarket
1149 Bellamy N.
Scarborough
416.438.7096
Acrylic in all stock sizes. Will sell small quantity.
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Warehouse Plastic Sales
13 Blackburn St.
416.465.3591
Plexi-glass sheet, tubes, rods, cubes, spheres, domes, etc. All sizes and colours.

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LEATHER
Maverick Leather
42 Continental Pl.
Scarborough ON M1R 2T4
416.299.5400
Shoe, garment and upholstery leather. Vegetable tanned large lots and ends.
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Moore-Pearsall
47 Front St. E.
Toronto ON M5E 1B3
416.363.5881
Leather for all industry uses.

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WOOD
Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
590 King Street West
(416) 366-5959 - Fax: (416) 366-3899
5701 Steeles Ave. W., Weston
(416) 746-0850 - Fax: (416) 746-8474
1275 Morningside Ave., Scarborough
(416) 286-7574 - Fax: (416) 286-8174
Woodworking tools and supplies.
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McFadden's Hardwood and Hardware Ltd.
2650 Rena Rd.
Mississauga ON L4T 3C8
416.674.3333
Hardwood and hardware.
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Oliver Lumber Company of Toronto Ltd.
85 Vickers Rd.
Etobicoke ON M9B 1C1
416.233.1227 fax: 233.0015
Hardwood and softwood. Over 40 species.
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Unicorn Universal Woods Ltd.
87 Bakersfield
Toronto On
416.635. 6914
70 types of hardwood, specialty plywoods and veneers.

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OTHERS
Active Surplus Machinery
347 Queen St. W.
416.593.0909
Great place for all sort of bits and pieces. Go into the basement for more goodies.
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Atlas Machinery Supply Ltd.
233 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 1Z4
(416) 598-3553
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Murray Clock Craft Ltd.
510 McNichol Ave, Dept.B
Willowdale ON M2J 2C4
416.499.4531 fax: 499.3686
Kits and movements for clocks, barometers and music boxes. Equipment rental and repairs.
Orders: 1.800261.3181

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NOTICES

Notice of Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 64th annual general meeting of the Guild will be held at George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus, 160 Kendal Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Room C511 on Friday6 November 2009 at 6:00 pm for the following purposes:

Ordinary Business:

  1. To receive and adopt the President's and Treasurer's reports for the year ended June 30th 2009;
  2. To hold an election of officers to the board of directors, holding office until the next formal elections to be held in October 2010.

By Order of the Board

Sara Cummins, Administrator

The Metal Arts Guild of Canada
88 Elm Grove Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2J3

21 September 2009


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The Metal Arts Guild of Canada would like to recognize the support of The Ontario Arts Council for our biennial juried show MAG-2067 "Crafting the Future"



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Marnie Astley

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Tagged: archeology, metalwork, jewellery, garnet, silver

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Elise

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Alastair

Working with Limestone? 4 Replies

Hey, so i took on this commission a little while ago for a very close friend of mine. He was seriously injured in a rock climbing accident and a chunk of limestone crushed his knee. He's been throu...

Tagged: custom, slabbing, cutting, stone, Lapidary

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Catherine Crowe

Enamel Classes in the East? 2 Replies

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Started by Catherine Crowe in Questions anyone?. Last reply by Gail Hodder Oct 6.

MELODY ARMSTRONG

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Tagged: design awards, colored gemstones

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Abigail Connell

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