I’ve listed what each vendor specializes in, along with where they ship from in [ ]. Knowing where they ship from is helpful for those rush supply orders!
Acrylic
- Canal Plastics [ NY ] – Acrylics, including hard-to-find specialty Fluorescent, Glitter, Iridescent, Mirror, Pearls, and Tortoise Shell varieties. Also, carry Acrylic Adhesives and Cleaners.
- Cerulean Tides Laser Supply [ FL ] – The basics plus Frosted, Glitters, Mirror, Pearls, and Tortoise. FREE VIP program.
- Estreet Plastics [ TX ] – The basics plus Frosted and Smoked. Also carries Acrylic Adhesives.
- Inventables [ IL ] – The well-known community maker site also offers materials. Besides a wide variety of Acrylics including specialties, they also carry Circuit Boards, Corian, Foam, Machinable Wax, MDF, Metal, and Wood.
- I-Materials [ China ] – Large supplier on Etsy for very unique Acrylic designs. Use caution with their Celluloid material – it’s more prone to flame-ups than regular Acrylic, don’t leave the cut unattended – though, the tradeoff is STUNNING designs! Great pricing but shipping can be slow.
- Johnson’s Plastics [ MN, NV, OH, TX ] – They carry EVERYTHING! Acrylics – 2 tone, Fluorescent, Mirror, RowMark Brand. They also have Cork, Cutting Boards, Engraving Materials, Faux Leather, Leather, Magnets, Metal, Wood Veneers, & more.
Leather (Faux & Vegetable Tanned)
- JDS Industries – Your Faux-Leather supply house.
- Tandy Leather – Make sure your chosen real Leather is vegetable-tanned. Tandy has everything you need for leather working.
Metal (Anodized Aluminum, etc. )
- Inventables [ IL ] – The well-known community maker site also offers materials. Besides a wide variety of Acrylics including specialties, they also carry Circuit Boards, Corian, Foam, Machinable Wax, MDF, Metal, and Wood.
- Johnson’s Plastics [ MN, NV, OH, TX ] – They carry EVERYTHING! Acrylics – 2 tone, Fluorescent, Mirror, RowMark Brand. They also have Cork, Cutting Boards, Engraving Materials, Faux Leather, Leather, Magnets, Metal, Wood Veneers, & more.
Wood (Plywood, Veneers, etc. )
Ocooch Hardwoods
Carries MDF core plywoods (which cut really well) and exotic hardwoods.
Rockler
Hardwoods, Plywoods, resin powders, Veneers, sandpaper, stains, glue, oh my!
Wood Thickness: 1/16″ , 1/8″ , 1/4″ , 1/2″ , 3/4″
Wood Sizes: 6×12″, 12×12″, 12×24″, 12×30″, 24×30″, 30×48″
Exotic Wood Species: African Mohagony, Bocote, Bolivian Rosewood, Bubinga, Leopardwood, Padauk, Purpleheart, Redheart, Wenge, Yellowheart, Zebrawood
Domestic Wood Species: Bamboo, Basswood, Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Spanish Cedar, Walnut, White Ash, White Oak
Plywood Species: Baltic Birch, Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Walnut
Woodcraft
Hardwoods, Plywoods, resin powders, Veneers, sandpaper, stains, glue, oh my! They also have physical store locations throughout the US.
Wood Thickness: 1/16″ , 1/8″ , 1/4″ , 1/2″ , 3/4″
Wood Sizes: 6×12″, 12×12″, 12×24″, 12×30″, 24×30″, 30×48″
Exotic Wood Species:
Domestic Wood Species:
Plywood Species: Baltic Birch, Finnish Birch, MDF Fiberboard
Woodpeckers – sold on Amazon
Unfinished Glowforge dimensions wood!
Wood Thickness: 1/8″ , 1/4″ , 1/2″ , 3/4″
Wood Sizes: 4×6″, 5×7″, 8x1o”, 12×12″, 12×20″, 12×24″
Domestic Wood Species: MDF Sheets
Plywood Species: Baltic Birch, Walnut
Other (Cork, Heat Transfer Vinyl, Pencils etc. )
- Expressions Vinyl [ ID ] – Carries Siser Laser-Safe Heat Transfer Vinyl for fabric applications. Also offers a Rewards program.
- Widget Co (Cork) [ TX ] – Cork circles, tiles, coasters, and sheets. Offers Free Shipping.
- Pencils Unsharpened – great for teacher & student gifts!