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Publisher
Chartwell Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The blacksmith's ABCs--learn metalworking as taught by the old masters! The forging of metal gave birth to the Iron Age, and Practical Blacksmithing is the classic primer on the craft that shaped modern civilization. Featuring more than 1,000 illustrations, this foundational text describes every aspect of working with iron and steel, and is essential for both the do-it-yourself backyard blacksmith and the professional metalworker. Originally published...
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Written by various technical officers at the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, The Blacksmith's Craft is the ultimate resource for anyone who requires a sound knowledge of the behavior of iron and steel. Understand the timeless techniques and the cornerstones of the trade through 37 lessons, step-by-step photography, and corresponding captions. You'll obtain all the essential knowledge a beginner needs to become a skilled blacksmith, and...
Author
Publisher
Redd INK Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Anyone who has ever searched for good custom blades knows that they are hard to find. Stop wasting time looking for that perfect blade and The Complete Bladesmith will show you how to take a bar of steel and forge it into the blade of your dreams. This guide to smithing world-class blades is for the novice and experienced bladesmith alike. With this book you will be able to build your own forge, equip your workshop, choose your materials from the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"As more and more people join the do-it-yourself revolution, they are breathing new life into many time-honored skills and crafts. Blacksmithing is among the trades that are enjoying a resurgence for both practical and artistic uses, yet there is not an abundance of readily accessible information available to beginning blacksmiths to help them get started and understand the craft. Author Ryan Ridgway, a veterinarian and blacksmith with more than fifteen...
Author
Publisher
Liam Hoffman
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Winner of the 2016 "Forged in Fire" competition hosted by the History Channel, Liam Hoffman is an experienced blacksmith specializing in top quality hand forged axes, and custom knives. His expertise in shop requirements for beginners derives from his own humble beginnings in the craft.
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Pub. Ltd
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In this book, the authors show the simplest and least expensive ways to construct a simple forge, make all necessary tools yourself, forge a stub tang blade from an old automobile coil spring, and make a complete knife. Their practical guide demonstrates the most important theoretical basics and shows how simple it can be to experience bladesmithing. Each step is presented in text and pictures with special focus on forging the blade. Clear lists of...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"'Tis the season for sleuthing in Donna Andrews' cheery new addition to the New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow series. Meg has been roped into participating in a blacksmithing competition, a kind of Forged in Fire wannabe organized by a blacksmith friend. Meg originally turned down his invitation to participate, but when Faulk, her blacksmithing mentor, breaks his wrist the night before filming begins, Meg agrees to step in as his replacement...
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons.
Author
Series
Tea Dragon volume 3
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Over a year since being entrusted with Ginseng's care, Greta still can't chase away the cloud of mourning that hangs over the timid Tea Dragon. As she struggles to create something spectacular enough to impress a master blacksmith in search of an apprentice, she questions the true meaning of crafting, and the true meaning of caring for someone in grief. Meanwhile, Minette receives a surprise package from the monastery where she was once training...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Dark Ages Britain, sisters Isla and Blue live in the shadows of the Ghost City, the abandoned ruins of the once-glorious, mile-wide Roman settlement Londinium on the north bank of the Thames. The native Britons and the new migrants from the East who scratch out a living in small wooden camps in its hinterland fear that the crumbling stone ruins are haunted by vengeful spirits. But the small island they call home is also a place of exile for Isla,...
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