Describes tools and equipment, raw materials and their properties, and basic techniques, (including fire management and tempering) as a basis for step-by-step instructions. Builds on traditional techniques and equipment to enable smiths to develop new skills using the resources available.

Details forging techniques from the start to finish, beginning with the building of your own forge to making tools and elaborate door knockers.

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.

With The Everyday Blacksmith, learn to make hooks, spoons, and tools of all sorts. This essential blacksmith's reference includes many projects contributed by leading blacksmiths from around the world, each featuring plenty of opportunity for variation. For centuries, blacksmiths were the craftsmen and artists that worked society's most important material—iron. Blacksmiths were not only a fixture in their community, they helped shape that community through their particular method of making the hinges, hooks, brackets, and tools their neighbors used every day. Blacksmithing today is enjoying a resurgence. Our modern society has discovered that no amount of technical perfection replaces the feeling of picking up a hand-forged object, knowing that it was shaped by an individual's creativity and physical effort. Modern smiths can use the first section of The Everyday Blacksmith as a reference for shop basics: safety, equipment, and techniques. These basic techniques are illustrated through a series of projects. It also covers methods for finishing pieces. In the second section of the book, you'll find a step-by-step guide to a diverse range of essential blacksmith projects. Projects are structured by category and difficulty. The emphasis is on the accessibility of techniques, functionality of projects, and diversity of design. The Everyday Blacksmith is sure to become every shop's go-to reference.

Do you have a thing for making projects and household items from metals? Are you fascinated by the art of metal production, and you desire to learn how to craft beautiful metal pieces? Then this book would surely interest you greatly, so, read on… Probably you just stumbled upon this book and you are wondering if it is really worth your time. Well, you are lucky to have stumbled upon this beginner-friendly and in-depth exposition of blacksmithing for passionate metal lovers like yourself. Why blacksmithing? Surely, there are other forms and types of metalworking in the 21st century, some of which are quite unpopular. However, blacksmithing is the oldest and universally known means of metal production. It has been existing since the times of our fathers and is the unquestionable king of metal production. The first metallic products were made by blacksmithing. Hence, it is the best foundation upon which anyone can learn metal production. This is no ordinary book, as it exposes upon each page the beauty and intricacies of blacksmithing in the plainest language for everyone and anyone to understand. With this book, you can actually begin your blacksmithing journey. The points are well detailed and explained with elaborate pictures. The aim is to make it easy for just anyone in love with the heat and hits to commence blacksmithing right away. Regrets are out of the talk; you would surely get one for a like-passion friend to read once you are done. At the end of this book, you will: 1. Gain full-on knowledge about the art and history of blacksmithing. 2. Gain exposure to the basic terms and terminologies used in blacksmithing; the language of the blacksmiths. 3. Be exposed to the basic tools used in blacksmithing. 4. Be enlightened on simple tricks and tools that could be used to make metallic products. 5. Be privy to information on how to build your workplace and secure your safety while you work. 6. Gain access to highlights of blacksmithing projects you can attempt as a beginner, as well as simple guidelines to follow. 7. Discover some of the most frequently asked questions blacksmithing lovers typically throw up; it's like communicating with other blacksmiths within a book. And a whole lot more! What more are you waiting for? Feed that passion today and get a copy of this book RIGHT NOW.

Born from fire and forge, Blacksmith is an exploration into the life and practices of the modern smith, and the history and folklore of this ancient art. Alex Pole guides the uninitiated on a journey from apprentice to master. Celebrating tools and traditions, from the humble nail to the history of the axe, he shares his passion and wealth of knowledge as a blacksmith to allow you a glimpse behind the steam- and smoked-filled scenes of life at the forge. Through sparks, fire and heat, delve into fascinating detail about the technique and skill that is required to master this age-old trade, and in the process discover a new appreciation of everyday objects and the people who bring them into existence. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, Blacksmith is an essential guide to this timeless craft.