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.

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.

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.

"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.

Excerpt from The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing: Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting 1. Brick Forge 12; 2.An Iron Forge with Fan Blower 13; 3.Bellows with Spring Attachment 15; 4.Anvil 17; 5.Blacksmith's Hammers 21; 6.The Proper Kind of Hammer Eye 22; 7.A Pair of Tongs 23; 8.Split Joint 41; 9.Butt Joint 41; 10. T Joint 42; 11.Section of the Foot 47; 12.External Appearance of Foot 48; 13.Bottom of Foot 51; 14.Normal Position of Front Feet 61; 15. Base-wide Position 62; 16. Out-toe Position 63; 17. Base-narrow, In-toe Position 63; 18.Correct Position as Viewed from Side 64; 19.Position Too Far Forward 65; 20. Sheep-kneed Position 65; 21. Acute-angled Foot 66; 22.Bear-Foot 68; 23.Lines of Flight, Regular, Base-wide, and Base-narrow 69; 24.Untrimmed and Trimmed Hoofs 82; 25.Both Sides of a Front Shoe, Showing Concaving and Position of Nails 85; 26.Front Shoe. Hind Shoe 87; 27.Heel Calks 91; 28. A Horseshoe Nail 101 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.