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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book, along with a few others for my husband who is starting up a blacksmithy business. Although all were helpful in their own way, he found this one in particular to be the best. It is very user friendly, has superb photographs and instructions on how to do various things and will, he says, be his bible in the beginning. If you are thinking of doing the same, I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this book as a beginners guide as it is jam packed with invaluable information.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Lorelei Sims book The Backyard Blacksmith is an excellent starting point for anyone who has a passing intrest in the art of smithing.
It's laid out in commonsense fashion starting with the basics where and how to set up your forge, then what tools and how they're used, onto metals how to recognize the different types of steel.
The next step your shown is how you heat and forge the metal, tapering, scrolling and twisting through to forge welding and making your own tools.
The last section is a series of projects that start easy and get harder.
Throughout the book is well illustrated with line drawings and superb photographs and the instructions for the projects in the book are clear and concise.
It's laid out in commonsense fashion starting with the basics where and how to set up your forge, then what tools and how they're used, onto metals how to recognize the different types of steel.
The next step your shown is how you heat and forge the metal, tapering, scrolling and twisting through to forge welding and making your own tools.
The last section is a series of projects that start easy and get harder.
Throughout the book is well illustrated with line drawings and superb photographs and the instructions for the projects in the book are clear and concise.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
it has nice pictures
21 July 2010
Format:Hardcover
I got this book expecting an amazing guide to help with my learning blacksmithing.
I was disappointed.
through my job at a Boy Scout camp i have been doing a small amount of blacksmithing with almost no training, I had read a little before hand but i was looking for a good book to teach me the basics.
this was not that book, she will tell you a lot of useful things, but more than once she would say "do _____" with the underline being some operation that she never mentioned and just assumes you know it.
BUT, the full color photos are amazing i can't tell you how long i've looked for a good picture of the metal heat colors before i found the one in this book.
in all the book is useful, though not quite enough info really for the starting blacksmith
I was disappointed.
through my job at a Boy Scout camp i have been doing a small amount of blacksmithing with almost no training, I had read a little before hand but i was looking for a good book to teach me the basics.
this was not that book, she will tell you a lot of useful things, but more than once she would say "do _____" with the underline being some operation that she never mentioned and just assumes you know it.
BUT, the full color photos are amazing i can't tell you how long i've looked for a good picture of the metal heat colors before i found the one in this book.
in all the book is useful, though not quite enough info really for the starting blacksmith
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent book
4 Nov 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a well researched and well written book that should be useful to both the beginner and advance blacksmith.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
If you have an interest in blacksmithing, this is your book !
18 Oct 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Recently, I entertained the idea of learning to blacksmith. During my research into the subject, I came across some information that directed me to this title.
This book covers everything from lighting a coal forge to a few, basic blacksmithing projects. The different types of tools and their uses are explained; mostly traditional tools (hammers, tongs, etc) but some modern tools and their uses are covered as well. There is a lot of information in this book and as a novice, I would consider this book a wonderful primer for anyone interested in the subject. The information it contains is easy to understand and the pictures help to reinforce the text.
This book inspired me to give blacksmithing a try and I hope to be setting up my own "Backyard Blacksmith shop" in the near future. I've yet to pick up a blacksmith hammer and strike hot iron, but after reading the included instructions on the various smithing techniques, I feel like I could complete most of the exercises and perhaps a few of the easier projects this book contains. If you never pick up the hammer, I think you would still enjoy this book, as it gives great insight into the world, work and art of traditional blacksmithing.
This book covers everything from lighting a coal forge to a few, basic blacksmithing projects. The different types of tools and their uses are explained; mostly traditional tools (hammers, tongs, etc) but some modern tools and their uses are covered as well. There is a lot of information in this book and as a novice, I would consider this book a wonderful primer for anyone interested in the subject. The information it contains is easy to understand and the pictures help to reinforce the text.
This book inspired me to give blacksmithing a try and I hope to be setting up my own "Backyard Blacksmith shop" in the near future. I've yet to pick up a blacksmith hammer and strike hot iron, but after reading the included instructions on the various smithing techniques, I feel like I could complete most of the exercises and perhaps a few of the easier projects this book contains. If you never pick up the hammer, I think you would still enjoy this book, as it gives great insight into the world, work and art of traditional blacksmithing.
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