Blacksmithing: A Guide to Practical Metalworking, Tools, and Techniques

Learn how blacksmiths heat the metal using a variety of methods, including electric induction and traditional coal-fired forges
see the huge range of items that a metalworker can produce, including wrenches, shovels, door plates, bicycle stands, and railings
see craftspeople practicing specialist metalworking techniques, such as upsetting, collaring, twisting, fullering, and swaging
and understand how blacksmiths respect the environment by using old iron ore and scrap iron. Illustrated with photographs that will inspire and delight, Blacksmithing is a dazzling pictorial celebration of a craft as old as civilization itself.