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The Home Blacksmiths Handbook - Step-By-Step Instructions, Expert Suggestions, Full-Color Photographs, 224 Pages
$22.99
- Includes instructions for 40 projects, including the tools like chisels and punches and decorative items for the home
- The book gives a look at blacksmithing through the ages and a discussion on how metal moves and the types of steel
- It is a comprehensive volume that is suitable for beginners to advanced home metalworkers
- The 7”x 9”, soft-cover book has 224 pages of metalworking information and includes more than 500 photographs
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- Includes instructions for 40 projects, including the tools like chisels and punches and decorative items for the home
- The book gives a look at blacksmithing through the ages and a discussion on how metal moves and the types of steel
- It is a comprehensive volume that is suitable for beginners to advanced home metalworkers
- The 7”x 9”, soft-cover book has 224 pages of metalworking information and includes more than 500 photographs
$22.99
As more and more people join the do-it-yourself revolution, they are breathing new life into many time-honored skills and crafts. Blacksmithing is among the trades that are enjoying a resurgence for both practical and artistic uses, yet there isn’t an abundance of readily accessible information available to beginning blacksmiths to help them get started and understand the craft. Author Ryan Ridgway, a veterinarian and blacksmith with more than 15 years of metalworking experience, hopes to fill that void with this comprehensive volume geared toward answering the many questions that new blacksmiths often have. By explaining the physics of moving metal, the different styles of anvils and forges, and alternative fuel sources, Ridgway sets his book apart from less detailed volumes. Forty practical, easy-to-follow projects are presented, showing aspiring blacksmiths how to make tools, such as hammers and chisels; farm implements, such as gate latches and hoof picks; and items for home use, including drawer pulls and candle holders.