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BOOKS BLACKSMITHING - TECHNIQUES & PROJECTS
BK723
The Blacksmith, Ironworker and Farrier,
Watson
171 pages, 7-1/2 x 10 (Softcover)
The roles of the blacksmith as hardware
maker, farrier, and village handyman are vividly
portrayed in the lively text and exceptional
illustrations. Methods of fullering, upsetting, and
welding wrought iron are clearly explained; as
well as, the construction of latches, ice tongs, chains, and a wealth
of iron fittings. For those who would like a forge and bellows of
their own, there are designs for laying out a blacksmith shop and
constructing a leather bellows and forge. Illustrated.
BK202
Blacksmith Shop and Iron Forging, Lindsay
96 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Softcover)
A beginner’s book on the basics of forging that
contains many subjects ranging from tools to
techniques. It leads the reader through some more
advanced techniques of forge-welding pipe, hooks
and more.
BK806
Blacksmithing-Basics for the
Homestead, Brack
135 pages, 8 x 9 (Softcover)
Joe DeLaRonde, a master blacksmith,
started his blacksmithing career 35 years
ago as an apprentice under a master German
blacksmith. His works are in use around the
globe by military personnel and living history
enthusiasts, as well as in private collections and museums in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Through detailed but
easy-to-understand instructions, illustrations, and photographs, he
teaches the basic skills of forging. Here is all the information you
need to create artistic yet functional iron hardware and implements
for home or ranch, including: pokers, shovels, tongs, hooks, camp
sets, forks, spoons/spatulas, skewers, nails, hinges, latches,
drawer pulls, coat hooks, towel bars, candle holders, brooms,
hoes, crowbars, awls, screwdrivers, chain links, chisels, hammers,
adzes, axes and knives. He teaches the basic skills of forging.
DeLaRonde continues to work in his shop in Mancos, Colorado,
producing some of the finest tomahawks, axes, and knives
available on the market today. 305 illustrations.
BK590
Blacksmithing for Beginners, Moore
178 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 (Spiralbound Softcover)
James Moore shares his 25 years of experience
as a teacher in this book. From the basics, such
as shop layout, to detailed forging operations.
Also gives a short history of blacksmithing. Easyto-follow
directions.
See page 56 & 57.
BK967
Blacksmithing - Hot Techniques &
Striking Projects, Ares
144 pages, 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 (Softcover)
Blacksmithing explains all the basics of applying
high heat to steel and then hammering or
pressing the metal into interesting shapes. It
covers classic skills - like punching and twisting
- as well as contemporary techniques - such as
plasma cutting, heating with a torch, and using electric tools. It
contains an over view of materials (such as various forms of steel)
as well as essential tools. You can learn to master such techniques
as creating a right-angle bend, forming a point, and making scrolls.
You’ll also learn how to craft nails, fasteners, and brackets. Then
choose from ten beginner-friendly projects, including a simple
trivet, a door knocker, a coat rack, and a handsome weather vane.
Over 400 illustrations.
BK182
Blacksmithing Instructors’ Guide, Harries
67 pages, 6-3/4 x 9-5/8 (Softcover)
This book is designed to help skilled blacksmiths
who have little or no teaching experience to train
others in forge-work techniques, using easily
obtainable equipment and scrap metal to produce
tools such as hoes, sickles, hammers and axes.
BK206
A Blacksmithing Primer, McDaniel
174 pages, 8-1/2 x 10 (Spiralbound Softcover)
A step-by-step guide to basic and intermediate
blacksmithing. Includes over 20 projects and
chapters that include setting up a shop, forging
and heat treating tools, forge welding, plans to
make your own coal forge and anvil, and more.
Over 400 line drawings.
BK995
Blacksmithing Projects, Blandford
144 pages, 8-1/2 x 10 (Softcover)
Projects for novices and experts include door
latches, garden tools, tables, fences, weather
vanes, and more. A book of ideas and suggestions,
rather than an instruction manual, this volume
features 80 figures and includes lists of materials,
step-by-step instructions, and suggestions for
variations in design. Reprint of ‘24 Blacksmithing Projects’. B&W
illustrations.
BK225
Blacksmiths Craft, The, McRaven
256 pages, 7 x 9 (Softcover)
Charles McRaven, a master blacksmith, guides
you step-by-step through the process of building
a simple forge from recycled materials, acquiring
or crafting the basic tools, and learning the
techniques to get you started in blacksmithing.
McRaven, who began smithing out of a desire to make his own
tools for building and restoring hewn-log homes, demonstrates
his simple methods in easy-to-follow photos throughout this book.
Working under his tutelage, you’ll find yourself encouraged and
confident that you, too, can create items of lasting beauty and
durability from iron and steel. Photographs and illustrations.
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