The Complete Modern Blacksmith

Teach yourself the lost arts of blacksmithing, tool design, and tool repair.
 
Design, forge, and fix your own tools, hardware, and household accessories with master craftsman and teacher Alexander G. Weygers. The Complete Modern Blacksmith contains clear, step-by-step instructions and hundreds of the author’s own detailed drawings, bringing scores of time-honored techniques to modern artisans – experienced craftsmen and beginners alike.
 
This unique resource brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics:

• The Modern Blacksmith, which covers everything from developing the correct hammer and body motions for forging and creating tools such as pliers, shovels, and hinges.
• The Recycling, Use, and Repair of Tools, which stresses the reuse of old materials, featuring easy-to-follow processes.
• The Making of Tools, which explores how to design, sharpen, and temper whichever tool you need, using only basic shop equipment and scrap steel.
 
A truly invaluable resource, The Complete Modern Blacksmith is an essential volume in any craftman's library.

• The Backyard Blacksmith
• The Home Blacksmith: Tools, Techniques, and 40 Practical Projects for the Blacksmith Hobbyist
• The Art of Blacksmithing
• The Complete Bladesmith: Forging Your Way to Perfection
• A Blacksmithing Primer: A Course in Basic and Intermediate Blacksmithing
• New Edge of the Anvil: A Resource Book for the Blacksmith
• Practical Blacksmithing: The Four Classic Volumes in One
• Simple Knifemaking: A Beginner's Guide To Building Knives With Basic Tools
• Hardening and Tempering
• A Modern Guide to Knifemaking: Step-by-step instruction for forging your own knife from expert bladesmiths, including making your own handle, sheath and sharpening