About this title: Revised edtion. Tells how they did it in yesteryear. Over 500 illustrations show how they made everything from knives to horsehoes, from iron grills to rifle barrels and barrel hoops.
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Description: Good. Book shows wear to cover edges and spine. Corners bent/rounded. Dust jacket has light wear. Otherwise in good reading condition. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 438. If you want to know how an 18th-century iron hinge was made, or how an intricate trivet was formed, or how a muzzle-loading rifle barrel was welded, this book has the answers. If you would like to set up a blacksmith shop, this book describes and illustrates the equipment and the techniques developed in more than 6, 000 years of working iron by hand. It respect the specialized skills of the smith, and creates nostalgia for the color and excitement of the village ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Booksales
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780785803959ISBN:0785803955
Description: Very Good. Text pages clean & tight with no markings or highlighting. Appears unread. Right corner of first interior page clipped. A unique book that covers every aspect of a fascinating art. Extremely nice copy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Castle Books / Book Sales, Inc., Edison NJ
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780785803959ISBN:0785803955
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. This edition published 1995 by Castle Books, stated. ISBN 0785803955. Hardcover, size 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches. 438pp includes bibliography and index. Flaw: Dust jacket has small wrinkle around spine head. Fine / Near Fine dust jacket. read more
Edition: Revised
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Book Sales, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780785803959ISBN:0785803955
Description: Illustrated. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-Over 8"-9" Tall. (10), 438 pp, quarterbound w/light tan boards w/dark blu spine w/gilt lettering, dj glossy wht w/green borders w/red-black lettering w/illustrations in black on front & rear panels. The book describes and illustrates the equipment and techniques developed in more than six thousand years of working iron by hand. prev owner's name on ffep. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: BOOKSALES INC REMAINDERS
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780785803959ISBN:0785803955
Description: New. Revised edtion. Tells how they did it in yesteryear. Over 500 illustrations show how they made everything from knives to horsehoes, from iron grills to rifle barrels and barrel hoops. read more
Description: Like New. Book appears unread, but may have a publisher's mark or minor shelf wear. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Edition: Revised Edition from 1969 and 1976
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Castle Books, New Jersey
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780785803959ISBN:0785803955
Description: Fine in fine jacket. 8vo, 438pp, more than 500 illustrations. History, patterns, shop work, and all the other skills of the ancient art of blacksmithing is in this book as well as how to make an 18th century hinge, a muzzle-loading rifle barrel, or hundreds of tools, hardware, and utensils. read more
"An old book, and frankly better than most written today about the craft. A few illustrations and such, but more important is the fact that it's got alot of info that i haven't seen elsewhere. I've finished it twice and still manage to learn something i somehow missed or forgot when i pick it up."
"People wrote differently thirty and forty years ago, making grand statements with no hint of irony: civilization would not exist without the noble blacksmith. Many professions now turned into crafts will say this.
At any rate, this is the author's personal history of blacksmithing--enthusiast's histories--which are not the same as a scholar's--are often fun to read because their passion for the subject overshadows all and fills in the blanks in our knowledge with knowing speculation. After the history, he delves into the tools of the trade and the techniques used by smith's around the world and throuout history. Plenty of interesting stuff in here, with well-done illustrations."
"This book was an interesting read. At the time it was written, virtually no hobbyist blacksmiths existed. Much of the book contains historical information about blacksmithing and the author's proselytizing.
I was actually much more interested in hands-on instruction. While there is discussion of the tools and techniques, I think it would be difficult to transform the info into practical how-to steps for making your own working forge."
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