The Everyday Blacksmith; Learn to Forge 55 Simple Projects You'll Use Everyday

Learn to make hooks, spoons, and tools that you'll use every day. This essential blacksmith's reference includes many projects contributed by leading blacksmiths worldwide, each featuring multiple opportunities for variation. Modern smiths can use the first section of The Everyday Blacksmith as a reference for shop basics: safety, equipment, and techniques. In addition to these fundamentals, illustrated through a series of projects, you'll also learn methods for finishing pieces. In the book's second section, you'll find a step-by-step guide to a diverse range of essential blacksmith projects. Structured by category and difficulty, the instructions for these projects emphasize the accessibility of techniques, the functionality of projects, and the diversity of design. The Everyday Blacksmith will become every shop's go-to reference guide.