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Blacksmithing is one of the traditional "lost arts" deserving re-discovery by anyone interested in do-it-yourself building and crafting. Creating one's own apparatus from metal enhances wood-working, stonework, building, and restoration work. Traditional builder and historic preservation consultant Charles McRaven shows how practical, simple, and rewarding the forging of hand tools can be. Having discovered blacksmithing himself when he moved "back to the land" in the 1970s, Charles McRaven tells readers all they need to know to set up their own smithies and begin blacksmithing. Over the years, McRaven claims he has made almost every mistake that can be made while perfecting his skills, and he shares this hard-won knowledge with readers in a readable and humorous style. The simple and clear instructions supplemented by the step-by- step photography, show how to build a forge, how to make and/or acquire tools, and how to use those tools to create utilitarian items of lasting beauty and durability.
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Setting up your forge on your own farm or modern homestead will parallel so nearly the experience of the pioneer blacksmith coming into the new country that comparisons are inevitable. Read the first page
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Setting up your forge on your own farm or modern homestead will parallel so nearly the experience of the pioneer blacksmith coming into the new country that comparisons are inevitable. Read the first page
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This truly is a exceptional book, weather you are a competent smith or just starting in the craft. It explains various projects ranging from easy hooks and the like to more complex items. Shows how to build a forge and tools, gives everything you need for starting out or to pick up some more knowledge. Filled with humorous quotations and knowledgeable advice from McRaven's own experience. Plenty of pictures showing step-by-step processes from each task. A great read for what ever your purpose.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If you like informal instruction then you will probably like this book. It is not a training course in the art of blacksmithing. The author weaves an appropriate amount of humour into his teachings. Having been involved in similar engineering work since I left school, I would say that most of the instructions are of a basic nature; no doubt some people would prefer to discover the boundaries of working with metal by chance rather than have every little nuance spelt out for them in advance. A nice book by a seemingly nice man.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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As someone with limited knowledge and experience of blacksmithing I think this book is going to be a great help.
It seems clear and concise. Once the summer comes i'll be trying it out for real.
It seems clear and concise. Once the summer comes i'll be trying it out for real.
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