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Beginning with the fundamentals, master craftsman Emil F. Kronquist lists and pictures tools and explains basic techniques for cutting stock, annealing and heating, pickling, shallow hollowing, raising, planishing, bending and shaping, leveling, soldering and welding, making molds, pattern making,... Read more

Professional Smithing : Traditional Techniques for Decorative Ironwork, Whitesmithing, Hardware, Toolmaking, and Locksmithing
by Donald Streeter

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Astragal Press
Paperback
reprint edition (November 1995)

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Maine Antique Digest
Invaluable...probably the most helpful book on the practice of smithing ever published. Read more

How to Smelt Your Gold & Silver
by Hank Chapman

Mineral Recovery Services Inc
Paperback - 111 pages
(October 1997)

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A reviewer, October 21, 2000
A little overrated
Mr. Chapman has touched on the concept of smelting, but has not come close to supplying the information that would be needed if one was attempt to do what he proposes in his book. He seems to demonstrate a basic concept of smelting, but I suggest that readers do a little more research beyond Mr.... Read more

Decorative Ironwork
by Marian Campbell, Mirian Campbell

No customer rating Harry N Abrams
Hardcover - 128 pages
(April 1998)

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Wonderful Wire Works : An Easy Decorative Craft
by Mickey Baskett

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Sterling Publications
Hardcover
(October 1999)

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From Booklist November 1, 1999
Just when we thought nothing was truly new under the arts-and-crafts sun, up pops Sterling Publisher with yet another new handmade wrinkle. This time, the material of choice is wire--as in screens, meshes, and filaments. The author is a Georgia pro who, within her career lifetime, has written more... Read more

The Blacksmith: Ironworker and Farrier
by Aldren A. Watson(Illustrator)

No customer rating W.W. Norton & Company
Paperback - 192 pages
(June 2000)

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Book Description
Illustrated throughout, this history-plus-craft book describes the work, tools, and technique of the blacksmith--and how to set up a blacksmith shop yourself. Filled with absorbing information, The Blacksmith: Ironworker and Farrier pays fine tribute to the skill and ingenuity of this versatile... Read more

Wirework : Using Wire for Beautiful Home Decoration (Inspirations)
by Karin Hossack, Michelle Garrett(Photographer)

No customer rating Lorenz Books
Paperback - 96 pages
(October 2000)

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