The Home Blacksmith
Title | The Home Blacksmith PDF eBook |
Author | Ryan Ridgway |
Publisher | Fox Chapel Publishing |
Pages | 201 |
Release | 2020-08-11 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1607658429 |
Geared toward answering the many questions that new blacksmiths often have, author Ryan Ridgway hopes to fill the void of inaccessible information for aspiring blacksmiths with this comprehensive volume. 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. With 40 practical, easy-to-follow projects, The Home Blacksmith shows hopeful 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.
The Complete Modern Blacksmith
Title | The Complete Modern Blacksmith PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Weygers |
Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Pages | 927 |
Release | 2012-03-07 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1607743752 |
Teach yourself the lost arts of blacksmithing, tool design, and tool repair. Design, forge, and fix your own tools, hardware, and household accessories with master craftsman and teacher Alexander G. Weygers. The Complete Modern Blacksmith contains clear, step-by-step instructions and hundreds of the author’s own detailed drawings, bringing scores of time-honored techniques to modern artisans – experienced craftsmen and beginners alike. This unique resource brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics: • The Modern Blacksmith, which covers everything from developing the correct hammer and body motions for forging and creating tools such as pliers, shovels, and hinges. • The Recycling, Use, and Repair of Tools, which stresses the reuse of old materials, featuring easy-to-follow processes. • The Making of Tools, which explores how to design, sharpen, and temper whichever tool you need, using only basic shop equipment and scrap steel. A truly invaluable resource, The Complete Modern Blacksmith is an essential volume in any craftman's library.
The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting - Based on the Text Book on Horseshoeing
Title | The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting - Based on the Text Book on Horseshoeing PDF eBook |
Author | A. Lungwitz |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2017-08-25 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1473339642 |
This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing, with information on and instructions for the correct use of tools and equipment, horseshoeing, carriage and wagon building, and much more. With detailed illustrations and simple directions, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice metalworkers and farriers, and would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Forge-Forge and Blast, Spring Bellows, Care of Bellows, The Anvil, The Hammer, Other Tools", "Operations in Forging-The Fire, Flux, Degrees of Heat, Drawing Down, Set-off, Jumping or Up-setting, Shutting Together, Hardening Steel, Case-Hardening", "Horseshoeing-The Anatomy of the Horse's Foot-The Hoof in General, The Wall, The Sole, The White Line", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metalworking.
The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing
Title | The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Adams |
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Release | 2001 |
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Practical Blacksmithing ...
Title | Practical Blacksmithing ... PDF eBook |
Author | Milton Thomas Richardson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Blacksmithing |
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Forged a Guide to Becoming a Blacksmith
Title | Forged a Guide to Becoming a Blacksmith PDF eBook |
Author | Liam Hoffman |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2017-08-25 |
Genre | Blacksmithing |
ISBN | 9781546602132 |
"This book breaks down blacksmithing's fascinating, if somewhat daunting, skill set into attainable fundamentals that show you how to become an accomplished smith."--Amazon.com.
The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing
Title | The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing PDF eBook |
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Release | 1981 |
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