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Synopsis
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Synopsis
This text contains a simple and concise course on wrought ironwork, including all the fundamental information a novice would need to know about wrought ironworking. It is profusely illustrated and offers helpful tips and hints of much value to the beginner, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of metalwork literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Material', 'The Smithy - Or Blacksmiths Shop', 'Hand Tools', 'The Fire', 'How to Build a Forge Fire', 'Cutting a Bar', 'Splitting', 'Twisting Iron', 'Cutting Sheet-Iron', 'Drawing Out', 'Upsetting', 'Techniques of Hand Forging', 'All About Forge Welding', 'Finishing Wrought Ironwork', etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new introduction on metal work.