Description
by Andrew Pearce
The ultimate blacksmithing guide!
Groundwork technique tutorials required to hot-work steel Expert guidance on taking heats, finishes, and cutting steel Step-by-step projects for making a tapered bar, a prybar, a spring puller, a ring, and more Making a forge or, more economically, buying one, and how to build, maintain, and use a suitable fire Detailed guidance on the hearth, safety, tools, clothes, and more Home
Workshop Blacksmithing for Beginners provides thorough and detailed
overviews on a variety of tools, techniques, and projects for aspiring
blacksmiths.
Inside this
illustrated, linear guide to the blacksmithing process, you'll learn by
doing as you follow expert guidance that will walk you through
everything you need to know. With informative sections on safety,
taking heats, finishes, making a static hearth, using the hammer,
cutting steel on the anvil, and buying a forge, also provided are
step-by-step projects for making useful tools from your forge including
a podger and crowbar, forging a large eye, edge bending, and more.
Additionally, this complete guide features a tutorial for making your
own forge and how to build, maintain, and use a suitable fire.
A
project-based, skill-building volume that lays out the groundwork
techniques you need to know to hot-work steel, this book features
concise text presenting simple blacksmithing topics and techniques, as
well as individual projects that will produce useful tools for you to
use, all with easy-to-follow instructions and coordinating,
high-quality photography.
The
ultimate resource for anyone interested in gaining fundamental
metalworking skills, Home Workshop Blacksmithing for Beginners is a
must-have book to equip you with the understanding and knowledge you
need to succeed!
"It's always great
to see other blacksmiths sharing the knowledge they've gathered, and
this is another great book to add to anyone's blacksmithing collection.
Lots of beautiful pictures highlight the steps of the projects, and
the techniques shown in the book will let you branch out into many
other projects. There are also plenty of tips that may surprise even
the most seasoned blacksmith. Definitely worth picking up a copy to add
to your collection."
