The Art of BlacksmithingCombines a detailed history of the ancient craft with a guide for the beginner interested in starting his own forge. |
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America ancient angle anvil armor base basic bending blacksmith blade block blows bolt boss bottom bradded century chisel cold corner course curved decorative developed drawing drawn dressed drill easily edge equipment face finished fire flat forge fork formed fuller hammer hand handle hardening hardie head heat heavy held hinge hold hole horn inch inserted iron ironwork jaws joined leaves Left legs length light lower metal method nails needed operation orange-red pieces placed plate portion produced punched ring round scarfed screw scroll shank shape sheet shoulder side simple smith socket sometimes split spring square steel strap surface swage swords tang techniques tempered thick thin tire tongs turned twisted upset usually welding welding heat wide wood wrought iron