The Skills of a Blacksmith: v.1: Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0981548008 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Incredible book, from production quality to content and "learnability". Sets a standard by which tutorials should be judged. Mark Aspery is a master at both blacksmithing as well as teaching. Mark's 3 book series "The Skills Of A Blacksmith" begins with this 1st Volume which covers the fundamental skills. It includes many very useful areas such as creating your own tools such as punches, chisels, tongs, etc. Blacksmithing itself is an incredible hobby, including. Great book if you've got a little time under your belt Meh The only blacksmithing I do, other than the therapeutic effects of beating on a hot piece of metal for fun, is the occasional bit of metalwork for around the house (pothooks, shelf brackets, and the like). Professionally, I work in the metal business, and am pretty well educated in the fields of chemistry, engineering, metallurgy, manufact. Better than the rest, this one teaches! If you're like me, a late-coming hobby blacksmith looking for any advantage, by now you've seen or own just about every other blacksmithing book around except this one. Don't wait any longer, don't buy any other books until you have this one! The sections on heat treating and making your own bottom tools are the best i've seen. I have alre
This is a large (8 1/2" x 11")hardcover book of 304 pages with 1200 photos! This is the first volume of 4 planned instructional text books from the author.. The author leads the student from the basic tenets of blacksmithing through to more complex projects step-by-step. The book starts with the laws and principles of blacksmithing and has a good section on working safely within the smithy. Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing' is an expanded collection of course text from the author's own blacksmith school. Each project builds upon the last. This book represents 120 hours of student learning in a project based home workshop environment. An emphasis is placed on guiding the smith through making, heat treating and using his/her own tools throughout the book