Introduction[]
Here's a non-exhaustive list of places where one can buy (or otherwise obtain) the various materials used for crossbow making.
Internet shops[]
Talas Online (United States)
- Good quality Irish linen thread
VBS Archery (Netherlands)
- Generic archery supplies
Flybow (Ireland)
- Traditional archery supplies (incl. sinew)
Richard Head Longbows (Britain)
- Traditional archery supplies (incl. sinew)
Local stores[]
Vallilan Takomo Oy (Helsinki, Finland)
- High-quality flat, rectangular spring steel in both hardened and non-hardened form. 5mm thickness and above.
Erikois-Jousi Veljekset Sundberg (Helsinki, Finland)
- High-quality round (~1mm - 12mm) and flat (<= 4mm) spring steels.
DLH Finland (Turku, Finland)
- Exotic timber at relatively cheap price
Shandong Power Metal Products Co. Ltd (Linyi city, Shandong, China)
- Low and high carbon steel pipe.