Description
Description
Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? In this comprehensive how-to book, you'll work through 18 simple step-by-step projects, choose design variations, and adapt the designs to suit your style. You, too, can learn to think like a blacksmith! The projects in the book focus on making simple, effective, well-designed, and, above all, usable household items.
In these pages, you'll learn about
- essential tools for your beginning blacksmith shop;
- 18 blacksmithing projects for your home--hooks, key rings, bottle openers, hand tools, and more;
- important safety information covering the proper clothing and PPE for the job; and
- an ergonomic understanding of how to swing a hammer to shape metal effectively regardless of your size or strength.
Expert blacksmith, welder, and teacher Joy Fire presents accessible projects for beginners of every type, enabling readers to confidently forge their own path no matter their background, size, or skill level.
In these pages, you'll learn about
- essential tools for your beginning blacksmith shop;
- 18 blacksmithing projects for your home--hooks, key rings, bottle openers, hand tools, and more;
- important safety information covering the proper clothing and PPE for the job; and
- an ergonomic understanding of how to swing a hammer to shape metal effectively regardless of your size or strength.
Expert blacksmith, welder, and teacher Joy Fire presents accessible projects for beginners of every type, enabling readers to confidently forge their own path no matter their background, size, or skill level.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"This is the book I wish I'd had ten years ago when I started to blacksmith...written with the enthusiastic beginner in mind."--Carol de Maintenon, California Blacksmithing Magazine Contributor and CBA Librarian
"A comprehensive guide . . . readers will feel equipped and motivated to start putting irons in the fire."--Publishers Weekly
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Schiffer Craft
Pub date:
2026-01-28
Length:
160 pages

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