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Anvils in America
Anvils in America
by Richard A. Postman
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Hailed as the definitive resource and standard reference book for blacksmiths, anvil collectors, and anyone interested in historical tools, Richard Postman's Anvils in America is the culmination of 15 years of meticulous research. In 1982, while... (read more)

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The Complete Modern Blacksmith
The Complete Modern Blacksmith
by Alexander G Weygers
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A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics (THE MODERN BLACKSMITH; THE RECYCLING, USE, AND REPAIR OF TOOLS; and THE MAKING OF TOOLS) essential for anyone interested in... (read more)

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Pounding Out the Profits: A Century of American Invention for Greater Efficiency
Pounding Out the Profits: A Century of American Invention for Greater Efficiency
by Douglas Freund
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The Development and Manufacture of Crank-actuated Open-die Power Forging Hammers.... (read more)

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New edge of the anvil :a resource book for the blacksmith
New edge of the anvil :a resource book for the blacksmith
by Jack Andrews
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A thorough revision of a text originally published in 1977. Designed as a comprehensive guide for the beginner or a reference for the advanced metalworker, with complete coverage of tools, equipment, and creative and technical processes. Includes very... (read more)

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Ironwork Today 3: Inside and Out
Ironwork Today 3: Inside and Out
by Jeffrey B Snyder
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Showcasing current work by 82 blacksmiths, this 11.5x9" book will offer inspiration to artists, designers, blacksmiths, and home owners. The book is illustrated with color photos on every page, offering a total of 450 photos in all. Artist entries... (read more)

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Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)
by Tunstall Small
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Forty plates of meticulously rendered designs replicate authentic ironwork projects that span some 600 years of metalcrafting. Patterns selected from English churches, chapels, tombs, castles, and other architectural sites depict 12th-century hinges,... (read more)

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Art of Blacksmithing Revised Edition
Art of Blacksmithing Revised Edition
by Alex W Bealer
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Explaining how it was done in bygone days, an illustrated guide to blacksmithing shows how to make all of the things the blacksmith traditionally created--knives, horseshoes, iron grills, rifle barrels, barrel hoops, and much more.... (read more)

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Blacksmithing Primer: A Course in Basic and Intermediate Blacksmithing
Blacksmithing Primer: A Course in Basic and Intermediate Blacksmithing
by Randy McDaniel
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All you need to learn forging in one book: Step-by-Step Illustrations and TextSetting up a ShopForging and Heat Treating ToolsForge WeldingForging Scrolls, Leaves, Heads and MorePlans to Fabricate Your Own Coal Forge and AnvilMore Than 20 Projects and... (read more)

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Professional Smithing
Professional Smithing
by Donald Streeter
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This is one of the very few manuals written by a recognized professional smith; in this case, one with over 50 years' experience, whose work appears in hundreds of restorations throughout the country. The book has long been unavailable and a collector's... (read more)

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Ironwork Today: Inside & Out
Ironwork Today: Inside & Out
by Dona Z. Meilach
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Here is an exciting foray into the world of the artist-blacksmith. Dona Z. Meilach discovers the growing numbers of men and women who revel in lighting up a forge and shaping hot, malleable iron into beautiful, useful objects. Blacksmiths today make... (read more)

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Decorative Ironwork Designs with CDROM (Dover Electronic Clip Art)
Decorative Ironwork Designs with CDROM (Dover Electronic Clip Art)
by Dover Publications Inc
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Multitude of designs selected from rare 19th- and early-20th-century periodicals depict motifs for gates, railings, finials, window grilles, signs, bedsteads, marquees, knockers, tables, and other ironwork elements. The 257 royalty-free illustrations... (read more)

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Wrought Iron in Architecture: An Illustrated Survey
Wrought Iron in Architecture: An Illustrated Survey
by Gerald K Geerlings
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This exceptional volume documents the many uses of wrought iron in architecture from the 14th century through the 20th. 380 illustrations show gates, railings, screens, lighting fixtures, bannisters, balconies, and much else. Includes examples from Italy,... (read more)

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Art Deco: Ironwork and Sculpture
Art Deco: Ironwork and Sculpture
by S.F. Cook III and Tina Skinner
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Treasure is brought back to life in this fantastic volume of decorative ironwork and sculpture. Fantastic photography explores the work of artisans of the burgeoning Moderne Art movement in Paris. Selected from folio volumes published in the mid-1920s... (read more)

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Blacksmithing Basics for the Homestead
Blacksmithing Basics for the Homestead
by Joe Delaronde
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Traditional blacksmithing returns to its roots with Blacksmithing for the Homesteader. Here author and master blacksmith Joe DeLaRonde demonstrates the basic skills and techniques needed to make the tools and accoutrements required for life on the... (read more)

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Nailmaking (Shire Library)
Nailmaking (Shire Library)
by Hugh Bodey
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Today, nails are such an ordinary and widespread object that it may come as a surprise to learn that the range of shapes and sizes available now is but a fraction of those made in the nineteenth century. This illustrated account charts the history of... (read more)

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Golden Age of Ironwork
Golden Age of Ironwork
by Henry Jonas Magaziner
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Since Philadelphia is so rich in its collection of cast iron façades as well as being home to both the nation's foremost ornamental iron foundry and America's greatest wrought iron craftsman, the Philadelphia area will be used to illustrate Iron's... (read more)

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Traditional Blacksmithing: The Fine Art of Horseshoeing and Wagon Making
Traditional Blacksmithing: The Fine Art of Horseshoeing and Wagon Making
by J. G. Holmstrom
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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... (read more)

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Blacksmithing: Hot Techniques & Striking Projects
Blacksmithing: Hot Techniques & Striking Projects
by Jose Antonio Ares
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These amazing techniques and projects offer a modern twist on a traditional art—and they’ll transform your image of the “blacksmith” forever. More and more people are discovering the creative pleasure of going into an iron studio,... (read more)

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Blacksmith Shop & Iron Forging
Blacksmith Shop & Iron Forging
by ICS
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Technology gets more and more complicated in an effort to provide more and better goods at a lower cost. New technology provides impressive levels of productivity but requires very high investments. New technology is usually very expensive and very... (read more)

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Farm Blacksmithing
Farm Blacksmithing
by J. M. Drew
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Unquestionably a book designed to instill confidence and encourage self-sufficiency. The author says: "While it is true that a man may work for a lifetime at a blacksmith's forge and still have more to learn about the trade, it is also true that the... (read more)

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