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"Blacksmithing" is vintage guide to metalworking, with a special focus on farm-related work. Originally written for "farmers and farmers' sons", it contains instructions for making a variety of things necessary for the farm, including tools, horse shoes, wagon and plough components, etc. This volume contains much information that is still relevant today and is highly recommend for modern farmers and blacksmiths. Contents include: "Iron and Steel",...
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Is blacksmithing a lost art? Not according to this master craftsman. It might be one of the world's most ancient crafts, but it remains an exciting and essential one today. Percy W. Blandford presents twenty-four different projects: some are for novices, requiring only a few tools, improvised equipment, and a single propane torch; others call for the skill and equipment of an experienced smith. Projects include: Punches and chisels Traditional candlestick...
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Start Your Journey Towards Becoming A Modern Age Blacksmith Today! This Skill that has made it through time and ages is now a scare one; Be one of the few to Master it and your works will be in demand!
Blacksmithing is a craft that has a rich history. People throughout the ages used blacksmithing in order to create works of art and common household items to make life easier.
Whether you needed a nail, a horse shod, or something else with metal or...
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Start Your Journey Towards Becoming A Modern Age Blacksmith Today!
Prehistoric humans constructed the earliest tools from twigs, branches, and different types of rock. One of the most well-known types of prehistoric stone tool is the hand axe, with which ancient humans could cut food and other items into smaller pieces. Hand axes were used to dig for tubers to eat, or water to drink; and they were also used for chopping wood. Examples have been...
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This vintage book contains a detailed but concise guide to machine blacksmithing, with information on setting up and maintaining a blacksmith shop, the correct use of tools and equipment, and more. Although old, this volume contains a wealth of information that will be of considerable utility to modern blacksmiths and metalworkers, and would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature.
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This vintage book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of welding, including "Electric Welding Processes", "Electric Resistance Process of Welding", "Electric Arc Welding", and more. Although old, these articles contain a wealth of timeless knowledge that will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in welding. Contents include: "Electric Welding Processes", "The Zerener Process", "The Benardos Process",...
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This vintage book contains a collection of articles on the subject of blacksmithing, many of which were originally to be found in "The Blacksmith and Wheelwright." Covering a variety of topics and full of interesting historical information, this is a book that will appeal to those with a keen interest in blacksmithing and metalworking.
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This vintage book contains a collection of articles on the subject of blacksmithing, many of which were originally to be found in "The Blacksmith and Wheelwright." Including information on a range of topics ranging from the making bob sleds to welding steel, this volume will be of considerable value to modern blacksmiths and those with an interest in the history and development of blacksmithing.
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This vintage book contains a collection of articles on the subject of blacksmithing, many of which were originally to be found in "The Blacksmith and Wheelwright." With information on a range of topics ranging from the use of tools to forging iron, this volume will be of considerable value to modern blacksmiths and those with an interest in the history and development of blacksmithing.
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A detailed guide for metalworkers that lays out groundwork techniques required to hot-work steel
Includes expert guidance on a variety of blacksmithing topics and techniques, including taking heats, finishes, and cutting steel, as well as making a tapered bar, a prybar, a spring puller, and more
A concise, project-based book presenting simple blacksmithing takes the reader through making a forge or, more economically, buying one
Also covers how...
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The blacksmith's ABCs-learn metalworking as taught by the old masters! The forging of metal gave birth to the Iron Age, and Practical Blacksmithing is the classic primer on the craft that shaped modern civilization. Featuring more than 1,000 illustrations, this foundational text describes every aspect of working with iron and steel, and is essential for both the do-it-yourself backyard blacksmith and the professional metalworker. Originally published...
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Blacksmith guides the uninitiated through the journey from apprentice to master, from drawing down and forging to a brief history of nails, through interviews with key figures and an overview of the life on the forge. Alex Pole is a leading teacher and spokesperson of the new generation of blacksmiths, and runs sell-out workshops from his Dorset home. This essential book is a stylishly designed love letter to this timeless craft and hobby, which...
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This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on horseshoeing and the anatomy of the foot of the horse designed for equestrians, veterinarians, farriers and the amateur horse-shoer. It contains twelve lessons in elementary blacksmithing together with tables, rules and receipts useful to manufactures, machinists, engineers, and blacksmiths.
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the watchmaker's lathe, with information on its origins, development, construction, and uses. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume is ideal for students and apprentices, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of vintage watchmaking literature. Contents include: A Brief History of the Lathe, The Construction of the Watchmaker's Lathe, The Construction...
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Handcrafted America volume 3
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Jill meets a clockmaker in Michigan, a woodworker in North Carolina, and a blacksmith in Washington who shapes iron and defies stereotypes.
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Only an experienced blacksmith with genuine care for his craft and the livelihood of all blacksmiths could produce such a wonderful guide. Holmstrom provides not just practical instruction for all manner of small-scale blacksmith work, but intersperses his guidance with more general life lessons for blacksmiths, such as not falling prey to "habits of intemperance." More than a snapshot of a bygone era, the style and the content of Traditional Blacksmithing...
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If you are new to blacksmithing, and want to decrease your learning curve significantly, then read on...Do you want to begin blacksmithing, but don't know where to start?
Are you a novice blacksmith, looking to improve your craft?
Do you want to set up a workshop, without breaking the bank with expensive machinery?
Do you want to know how you can forge your own tools, from scratch?
I, Wes Sander, will share 20 secrets that every novice blacksmith...
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