rec.arts.bodyart: Piercing FAQ 11B--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
Anne Greenblatt
Archive-name: bodyart/piercing-faq/jewelry-manufacturers/partB
Last-modified: July 07, 1997
Posting-frequency: Monthly
Summary: This posting contains information about body piercing. Anyone
interested in the subject and/or wishes to read/post to rec.arts.bodyart
should read the Piercing FAQ first.
The rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ is broken up into 27 parts:
1--Introduction
2A--Jewelry Materials
2C--Facial Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2D--Body Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2E--Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2D--Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
3--Getting A New Piercing
4A--Professional Organizations, Instruction, Misc. Suppliers
4B--Professional Piercers - United States - Alabama - Connecticut
4C--Professional Piercers - United States - Delaware - Michigan
4D--Professional Piercers - United States - Minnesota - North Dakota
4E--Professional Piercers - United States - Ohio - Pennsylvania
4F--Professional Piercers - United States - Rhode Island - Wyoming
4G--Professional Piercers - Canada
4H--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America
4I--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America Cont'd
5--Care Of New Piercings
6--Problems And Hazards
7--Healed Piercings
8--Misc. Info
9--Resource List
10A -- Personal Experiences - Facial & Unisex Piercings
10B -- Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings
10C -- Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
10D -- Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
11A -- Jewelry Manufacturers
11B -- Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
All texts written and (c) 1997 by Anne Greenblatt unless otherwise noted.
Please see Part 1 of the FAQ for information regarding copyright and
dissemination of the FAQ.
What's in this section:
11B -- Jewelry Manufacturers
11B.1 Jewelry in 316L/LVM Only
11B.2 Jewelry in Other Steel Grades
11B.3 Jewelry in Niobium / Titanium Only
11B.4 Jewelry in Gold / Platinum Only
11B.5 Jewelry in Acrylic Only
11B.6 Piercing Accessories for Healed Piercings
11B.7 Piercing Supplies / Needles
Where applicable, I have provided notes on my experiences of ordering from
individual companies. I have collected catalogs from most of the US
manufacturers and jewelry samples from many. My comments/opinions appear
in [ ], and are in no way representative of rec.arts.bodyart.
If you find your company listed and feel that you have been misrepresented by
a review, or if you have corrections to make in the listing, please email me
at (ard...@best.com).
The manufacturers appearing on this list are by no means endorsed by
rec.arts.bodyart.
Some manufacturers have separate retail outlets that may offer piercing;
please see Part 4B - 4H of the FAQ.
**Please note that when requesting a wholesale price list, most
manufacturers require proof of business/copy of business license.**
11B.1 JEWELRY IN 316L/LVM ONLY
========================
ASGARD INTERNATIONAL, PO Box 69, Southampton, SO16 5AB England
tel/fax 01703 325059
war...@tcp.co.uk
Manufacturersof solid ball closure rings, Prince's Wands, Labret studs,
silver flligree nipple shields, nipple spreaders.
BODY BASICS, 613 W. Briar, Chicago, IL 60613, (312)404-5838
pa...@bodybasics.com
http://www.bodybasics.com
Featured in Issue 5 (Feb. 95) of Tattoo _Savage_; _In the Flesh_; _Tattoo
Revue_ #16.
BODY CIRCLE DESIGNS, PO Box 68249, Seattle, WA 98168
1-800-244-8430, (206) 244-8430, Fax (206) 244-3478
b...@bcd.seanet.com
http://www.bodycircle.com/
wholesale/retail mail order available
full color catalog
COD Check, MO / credit card
Manufacturer of distictive 316L surgical steel flat-tipped captive
gemstone bead rings, tapered rings, captive tube rings, D-rings;
internally threaded straight, curved, circular barbells with hematite
balls, septum spikes and tusks, nipple shields; "Ball and Socket" rings
in larger gauges (solid bead, concave ring ends).
BCD uses 1/4 hard steel (partially annealed) for their rings which
require tools to manipulate.
Piercing tools all-steel pliers, narrow forceps, tapers.
[I have ordered a few barbells and spikes and have found the workmanship
to be excellent. I have also be very pleased with their line of forceps
(rounded edges, smooth grips not deep serations to hold skin) and pliers
made of stainless steel to withstand frequent autoclaving. 5/96]
BRAVO, P.O. Box 76919, Tampa, Florida 33675-1919
(813) 621-4470, fax (813) 621-2446
wholesale/retail
Jewelry in 316L; wide selection of designs; specialty and custom designs,
incl. Princes Wands.
[I have been very pleased with BRAVO - jewelry quality, customer service,
and delivery have all been excellent and consistent. I have only ordered
a small range of items. 11/95]
BREED 3-1-6, Wolvey Hall, Hall Lane, Wolvey, Nr Hinkley, Leics, England
LE10 3LG
tel/fax 01455 221086
CUSTOM STEEL, PO Box 754844, Dallas, TX 75275-4844
(214) 696-5855, 1-800-877-5855
PPr...@customsteel.com
http://customsteel.com
Patrick Pruitt, owner.
Jewelry in 316L; externally-threaded; in limited gauges.
*wholesale only*
COD cash / MO / cashier's check
Mention RAB and receive 10% off jewelry.
[Ring samples are of good-quality - smooth finish, round tips. 7/95]
DAS NOB, PO Box 391, Azusa, CA 91702
Jewelry in stainless steel (grade unspecified).
DOES NOT USE BROWN & SHARPE GAUGES.
ELITE EXOTIC BODY JEWELRY, INC., see SILVER ANCHOR
FUTURE PRIMITIVES, PO Box 14102, San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 351-1444
http://www.fprimitive.com/
ka...@fprimitive.com
Piercer/Owner: Karen Hurt, formery of Gauntlet
Supplier/manufacturer of 316L bead rings, nostril screws, curved barbells;
bezel-set stones set in white gold for Labret studs and curved barbells
(as navel jewelry); bezel and prong set stone nostril screws.
COD
[I have been very happy with the jewelry I have ordered from her, incl.
several custom Labret ends. 1/96]
NOON, 150 Oak Village, 405 35-4 Udagawa, Shibuya, Tokyo
03 3464 8994
http://www.fix.co.jp/extra/fetish/noon/e_index.html
QUINTESSENTIAL TRANSFIGURATIONS, 116 10th St NW, Calgary, T2N 1V3,
(403) 270-7550
fax (403) 283-2505
http://www.fusionweb.com/fusgrid/quinns/quinns.html
REVOLUTION BODY JEWELRY, 1770 36th St., Unit B, Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 457-4282, fax (916) 457-7074
Mon - Fri, 9:30-7pm (PST)
Manufacturer of 316LVM steel captive bead rings 18-2ga with steel beads.
*Wholesale Only*
[The 14ga samples I received are excellent - soft and flexible, round ends,
high-quality finish. I recently ordered rings in 14 - 8ga with no
complaints; the quality is consistent. Highly recommended! 6/96]
SILVER ANCHOR INC., 20705 US 301, Dade City, FL 33525-6665
(352) 583-4447, fax (352) 583-3191, 1-800-848-7464
Jewelry in 316L stainless steel; rings are hardened.
Silver Anchor did use its own gauge system for jewelry and needles through
1994. They now use the Brown & Sharpe gauge system used by other piercing
jewelry manufacturers.
retail / wholesale
Catalog $4.00.
COD / Major Credit Cards
[I was ordering a few items from them regularly until my order was
messed-up repeatedly. 10/95]
Also home of ELITE EXOTIC BODY JEWELRY, INC., (352) 583-4547
Jewelry in 316L stainless steel jewelry; rings are annealed (softer)
*wholesale only*
SILVERSTEEL, 66 St. Johns St., Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1SJ, UK
Tel / fax 01284 765556
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/tattoo.art/silver.htm
silve...@dial.pipex.com
Jewelry in 316L stainless steel; captive rings not annealed unless
specified;
threaded jewelry <2.4mm externally, >3.0mm internally threaded.
retail / wholesale
STIGMATA DESIGNS, VMPO Box 4692, Vancouver BC V6B 4A1
1-888-STIGMATA, (604) 685-8922
http://www.radiant.net/~stigmata
stig...@radiant.net
Contact Neil and Stephen.
Jewelry in 316L and LVM stainless steel; custom designs a speciality.
retail / wholesale
Catalogs for 1996 now Available FREE, send SASE.
[I received a large selection of jewelry samples - small 14ga oval rings,
triangle rings, septum spike and 8ga curl, 10ga barbell, captive bar "D"
ring. Only one ring had a tiny defect. 10ga bb one ball machine-locked,
very long internal threads which come to a point, counter bored ball.
The ends of the rings are consistently rounded and well-shaped, steel
beads standard with rings. I ordered a custom 10ga teardrop ring of
very challenging small dimensions, perfectly executed. 3/96]
UN/FRKN/BLVBL BODY JEWELRY
(912)927-4726
mec...@premierweb.net
http://www.premierweb.net/users/mech666/
Jewelry in 316L stainless steel.
11B.2 JEWELRY IN OTHER STEEL GRADES
=============================
LION'S MARK INDUSTRIES, PO Box 1753, Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 339-8839
Jewelry in 304LV stainless steel; internally- threaded 12 and 10ga barbells.
304LV is harder and less flexible than 316L or LV, which some piercers may
find disagreeable.
[The sample 14ga 5/8" "tension ring" - a tepered captive bead ring -
is indeed very inflexible! Brass jaw pliers are definitely reqiured to
safely torque the ring. The ring has a nice finish, though. 12/95]
11B.3 JEWELRY IN NIOBIUM / TITANIUM ONLY
==================================
HARD LINE IMAGES, Portland, Oregon
(503) 226-8940
Manufacturer of titanium jewelry.
RHODES PIERCING AND TATTOO, 8200 15th Ave N/E, Seattle 98115
Voice-mail 206-523-8727
Heavy gauge titanium, niobium barbell sleeves for stretching without
replacing barbell. $100 dollar minimum order wholesale.
SINE QUA NON, Albuquerque, NM
(505) 243-5560, fax (505) 243-5572
Ee...@worldnet.att.net
Manufacturer of niobium rings, featuring striped niobium in any
combination of colors and "tie-dye" niobium rings.
Write or call or catalog.
[The coloring and patterns are excellent and most unusual. I have
ordered several styles and color combinations and have been
satisfied with the results.]
11B.4 JEWELRY IN GOLD / PLATINUM ONLY
===============================
CREATIVE ART COLLECTION, Postbox 1317, L-1013 Luxembourg
(352) 46 05 50
http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-39364/
Basic jewelry designs, intricate gold jewelry, nipple shields, and a
video collection. In German.
Full-color catalog DM 30.- / overseas US $30
FREIZEEITVEREIN "PRIAPOS", Lehrbachgasse 4/1, A-1120 Wien,
Vienna, Austria
+43 1 8124716
Custom-made high-quality gold and platinum jewelry and non-piercing
nipple jewelry.
FUTURE PRIMITIVES, PO Box 14102, San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 351-1444
http://www.fprimitive.com/
ka...@fprimitive.com
Piercer/Owner: Karen Hurt, formery of Gauntlet
Supplier/manufacturer of 316L bead rings, nostril screws, curved barbells;
bezel-set stones set in white gold for Labret studs and curved barbells
(as navel jewelry); bezel and prong set stone nostril screws.
COD
[I have been very happy with the jewelry I have ordered from her, incl.
several custom Labret ends. 1/96]
RAELYN GALLINA, Box 20034, Oakland, CA 94620
(510) 655-2855
Manufacturer of 18k gold bead rings and captive bead rings, nostril screws,
Ourobouros (snake eating tail) rings, charms.
$2 and legal-size SASE for catalog.
GOLDEN BODY RINGS, 1525 Summit Ave., Seattle 98122
1-800-613-2896, (206) 329-5284
gldn...@hlc.com
Piercer/Jeweler: Kurtis Kirk, trained by Fakir Musafar
Manufacturer of body jewelry in yellow, white and rose 14 and 18k gold and
palladium.
IMPALED BY SHINY THINGS, 333, terrasse St-Denis Montreal, Quebec H2X 1E7
http://www.inforoute.net/users/impaled/
Imp...@inforoute.net
Manufacturer of nipple piercing adornments and custom designs in stainless
steel, sterling, 14 & 18k gold, and platinum; shields, swords, "male" and
"female" symbol jewelry.
KATE, Custom Gold Body Jewelry, Canada
(514) 284-0868
Recommended by Serge Dufour (serge....@dmr.ca) who had a nipple
sword made by Kate.
MR. CARTER / BARBARY PRODUCTS, PO Box 104, Stroud, Glos. GL6 OYJ
England
Tel/Fax 1453 834426
Basic jewelry designs and elaborate "works of art" for body
adornment. His jewelry is sold by several London studios.
Also available, teflon and PTFE plastic barbells in 1.5 and
2.5 mm (externally threaded).
Visit by appointment
Free price-list
ONYX, 7218 Owen's Mouth Ave., Suite 435, Canoga Park, CA 91303
1-800-690-6699, (818) 999-2540
Manufacturer of 14k yellow & white gold rings, barbells, Labrets, curved
barbells with more unique gem settings; custom orders in gold and sterling
welcome.
GARY RICHMOND, Custom Jewelry, (503) 283-9571, Highly
recommended by Boy Brent (bca...@cse.ogi.edu) for custom pieces,
including ourobouros rings!
SHELINA, Old Church Road, Chingford, London E4 5SJ
0181 524 2948
http://www.shelina.co.uk/
pier...@shelina.co.uk
sa...@shelina.co.uk
Manufacturers of 18k gold and steel jewelry including fancy and custom
navel barbells, Labret, barbells (set stones, cast designs such as dolphins
and flowers). Color catalog available.
TOUCAN PRODUCTIONS, 13 Sugarloaf Road, Summerland Key, FL 33042
(305) 744-0133, fax (305) 744-0228, 1-800-858-1256
Charles Atmore, owner and jeweler.
Wide selection ofstyles in 14k and 18k yellow and white gold jewelry.
retail / wholesale
[Every piece of jewelry I have ordered, including a custom "Story of 'O'"
ring, have been of excellent quality.]
WA CREATIONS, 501 N 36th St, Ste 291, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-5791
Jewelry in 18k yellow and white gold; custom work available and encouraged.
[Jewelry quality and service is excellent.]
11B.5 JEWELRY IN ACRYLIC ONLY
=======================
CUSTOM ACRYLIC, 2217 Pemberton, Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 732-6792
Amy from MANTIS, with her own company.
Manufacturer of an extensive selection of high-quality acrylic
jewelry, including barbells and circular barbells.
INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION, New York, NY
1-800-522-7722, fax (212) 366-5816
UV light jewelry.
MANTIS, 831 N. Second St., Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 574-8809
Manufacturer of an extensive selection of high-quality acrylic
jewelry.
PRIMAL, PO Box 545, Fogelsville, PA 18051-0545
(610) 398-4971
primala...@hotmail.com
11B.6 PIERCING ACCESSORIES FOR HEALED PIERCINGS
=========================================
ACCESSORIES TO THE CRIME, 8424A Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 131, West
Hollywood, California 90069
(310) 967-4171
Over a dozen designs of sterling silver nipple shields; also avail.
in platinum and karat gold.
BODY ADORNMENTS JEWELRY, 4110 Horizon Ln, Unit B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
1-800-BDY-JEWL (239-5395), phone/fax (805) 544-8765
Decorative chains and charms.
*wholesale mail-order only*
COD / prepaid by MO / VISA / MC
BODY CHARMS BY KRIS, PO Box 1359, Toms River, New Jersey 08754-1359
guin...@aol.com
Dangling sterling charms and earrings with large selection of gemstones.
CHARMA SUTRA, Unique Body Accesories, 146 Newton St., Hayward CA 94544
1-800-784-4732
Waist and body chains, pendants made from a selection of beads, silver
and other metals.
COD
FLAMING BONES, 676 S. Ave. 21, #100, Los Angeles, 90031
(213) 225-1214
"Borneo" Joe, maker and distributor of traditional bone jewelry.
IMPALED BY SHINY THINGS, 333, terrasse St-Denis Montreal, Quebec H2X 1E7
http://www.inforoute.net/users/impaled/
Imp...@inforoute.net
Manufacturer of nipple piercing adornments and custom designs in stainless
steel, sterling, 14 & 18k gold, and platinum; shields, swords, "male" and
"female" symbol jewelry.
INDIGENOUS PIERCING WHERE?, New York, NY
(212) 465-7374
Supplier and manufacturer of a unique and consciously-aware collection
of genuine, exotic, handmade tribal jewelry of silver, hardwood, and
amber from Indochina and Southeast Asia.
MARCHE' NOIR, 512 King St. East #303, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 1M1
1-800-827-1990, (416) 364-8290, fax (416) 364-8830
http://www.marchenoir.com
no...@passport.ca
In the US: phone/fax 1-800-925-NOIR, (noir...@connectnet.com)
Manufacturer of a wide selection of detailed sterling silver beads and
charms to fit captive bead rings 18 - 10ga; limited selection of 316L
stainless steel rings with tapered ends.
ORGANIC, Erica Skadsen, PO Box 17656, Portland, Oregon 97217
(503) 240-0260
org...@spiritone.com
http://www.spiritone.com/~organic
Maker / distributor of wood, bamboo, and genuine ethnic jewelry.
P.E. ADORNMENTS, PO Box 8253, Foster City, CA 94404
(415) 578-1618
ard...@best.com
http://best.com/~ardvark
Manufacturer of fine sterling silver body chains and piercing charms
with genuine semi-precious gemstones.
COD / MO / Company Check
retail / wholesale
SOHO SALT MINES, 1687 Kingman Ave., San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 294-8843
So...@inow.com
http://www.soho-saltmines.com/chains.html
Manufacturer of body chains in nickel-plated brass. Specializing
in custom made to order chain apparel.
STREAMLINE SILVER / SCREAM BODY JEWELRY, 18662 McArthur Blvd.,
Ste 457, Irvine, CA 92715
1-800-548-1262
Captive hematite bead w/ rotating silver pendents.
*wholesale only*
TOMBSTONE SILVER WORKS, Dept. T, 405 Main Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32118
(904) 255-3022
Manufacturer of sterling silver captive beads and charms.
wholesale / retail
$1 for color pricelist / $2 outside US
VISA/MC
11B.7 PIERCING SUPPLIES / NEEDLES
===========================
You *MUST* be a piercer with proof of business to order from the
following companies.
CUSTOM TATTOO SUPPLIES, Dorpsstraat 88, P.O.Box 60,
1693 ZH Wervershoof, Holland
Tel. +31(0)228-583317, fax. +31(0)228-582322
http://home.worldonline.nl/~tattoo/
tat...@worldonline.nl
Piercing needles, tools, ultrasonic cleaners, autoclaves
THAT'S THE POINT, Piercing Supply, NY
p/f (718) 934-4228
http://www.cybermedsupply.com/point/
bil...@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Piercing needles, piercing and autoclave supplies
*wholesale only*
THUNDERFIRE CREATIONS, 1202 E. Pike St., Piercing Hole #1148,
Seattle, 98122
(206) 329-4211
Piercing needles (short length)
*wholesale only*
VITA NEEDLES, Massachusettes
(617) 444-1780
Stubbs (Medical) Gauges; 100 pcs. minumum, shipped non-sterile.
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* Ardvark *
Anne Greenblatt
Piercing FAQ Manager for rec.arts.bodyart
Piercing Exquisite
http://www2.ba.best.com/~ardvark