Home Workshop Blacksmithing for Beginners: How-To Techniques and Projects

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Home Workshop Blacksmithing for Beginners: How-To Techniques and Projects
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Pearce
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:80
Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 216
Category/GenreDecorative wood and metalwork
ISBN/Barcode 9781497103115
ClassificationsDewey:682
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication Date 28 February 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

A complete blacksmithing guide for metalworkers that provides thorough and detailed overviews on a variety of blacksmithing tools, techniques, and projects. Learn by doing with Home Workshop Blacksmithing as you follow expert guidance that will walk you through everything you need to know. With informative sections on safety, taking heats, finishes, cutting steel, and buying a forge, also provided are step-by-step projects for making a tapered bar, prybar, spring puller, and more. Additionally, this guide features a tutorial for making your own forge and how to build, maintain, and use a suitable fire. The ultimate resource for anyone interested in gaining fundamental metalworking skills, Home Workshop Blacksmithing is a must-have, project-based, skill-building book to equip you with the understanding and knowledge you need to succeed.

Author Biography

Andrew Pearce grew up in Kent, England with motorcycles, cars and farm machinery. After study at the University of Nottingham's School of Agriculture, he worked for several years on a farm in Sussex. During this time, he started writing, first for Power Farming and later for Farmer's Weekly.