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by Gene Chapman. Softbound, 22 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". The second in the series on the blacksmith shop, hot iron work and tooling techniques. Includes sections on uglies (faces that only a mother could love), fly press work and several unique copper handle knives. Step-by-step illustrations and pictures.

by Alex W. Bealer. Hardbound, 430 pages, 5" x 8". Over 500 illustrations and extensive text show how to make everything from knives to horseshoes, iron grills to rifle barrels. A new, revised edition of a classic book on blacksmithing. An excellent reference book for beginner as well as seasoned professional.

by Alexander Weygers. Softbound, 300 pages, 8" x 11". Teach yourself the lost art of blacksmithing and tool design & repair. This volume includes three Weygers titles under one cover -  The Making of Tools, The Modern Blacksmith, and The Recycling, Use & Repair of Tools. An unusual and unique resource, valuable to the hobby blacksmith, craftsman, gunmaker, knife maker, etc.

by Robert Harcourt. Softbound, 147 pages, 5" x 7". Chapters include: materials & equipment; drawing out; bending & twisting; common welds; hammer works; annealing, hardening & tempering. Includes detailed drawings of 42 different exercises. A great beginners book, once used as a textbook at Stanford University.

by Joseph Woodworth. Softbound, 290 pages, 5" x 8". A reprint of a 1902 volume. Interesting historical data plus a wealth of information for today’s metal worker.

by Robert Heath. Softbound, 26 pages, 5" x 8". Taken from a large double reservoir bellows originally used in Mississippi, this little text gives patterns, dimensions and details to help you recreate this antique bellows.

by Robert Heath. Softbound, 52 pages, 8" x 11". A walk through the theory and practical techniques of forge welding. Learn how to flux, recognize welding temperatures, pop the weld, lap weld, make chain and more.

by John R. Smith. Softbound, 158 pages, 4" x 7". A reprint of a 1902 edition. Chapters include forges & appliances; hand tools, drawing down, upsetting, welding & punching, conditions of work, principles of formation, bending rings. Examples of forge work, cranks, model work, homemade forges, etc. This book glosses over the basics and throws interesting hardware at you. A two-stage foot operated bellows, leveling block w/ screw, bending machine & more. Great illustrations.

Reprinted by Lindsay Publications. Softbound, 96 pages, 5" x 8". A complete discussion of blacksmith shop equipment, the forge, tuyeres, bellows, hoods, chimneys, fuels, anvil, all types of hammers, chisels, etc. Learn about cast iron, wrought iron and  basic forge operations. Includes many common and some not so common projects.

by Shirley Spaulding DeVoe. Hardbound, 222 pages, 8-1/1" x 11". Tin, the most useful of all metals, has been used since ancient times to make vessels of many sorts. This book is a tribute to the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinwares on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. A rich history of the manufacturing processes and metals of decoration. Examples demonstrate the variety of wares and details which help identify English and American products. 315 black and white photographs and extensive text.

by H. K. Vosburgh. With Useful Rules, Diagrams and Tables.  Softbound, 120 pages, 6" x 9". A revised edition of a classic 1879 handbook. Contains 53 diagrams and patterns covering a wide variety of products and layouts, each fully explained.Also an extensive appendix that gives tables, rules and practical recipes that continue to be of great interest to contemporary tinsmiths.

by John Fuller Sr. A Practical Treatise on Working Sheet Copper into All Forms.  Softbound, 352 pages, 6" x 9". Written in 1893 by one of the industry’s leading authorities, this book has come to be recognized as the classic work in its field. All aspects of this important craft are covered from the making of household copper goods and ornaments, to copper piping, three & four way expansion joints and double bends and more . . . from the simplest to most complicated and demanding work. Over 470 illustrations.

by Henry J. Kauffman.  Softbound, 132 pages, 7" x 10".  Long considered one of the most authoritative and useful books on the subject, The American Pewterer is now back in print.  This book surveys the history and development of these historic products, from functional buttons and spoons to the more sophisticated candlesticks, tankards, coffee- and teapots, but more importantly describes and illustrates, step-by-step, exactly how such important products were made.  Many excellent photographs of the objects described are also included.  This book will be of great interest to collectors, artisans, and students of the subject.

by Lorelei Sims. Softbound, 176 pages, 8-1/4" x 10". Detailed step-by-step, full-color exercises teach all the universal skills and techniques used to forge iron; like having a master blacksmith by your side. Through instructions and illustrations, readers will learn to make simple tools and useful items, such as nails, hinges, and handles, as well as an interesting mix of artful projects, such as letter openers, door knockers, and botanical ornaments. More than 20 beautiful and functional projects organized by level of difficulty allow new blacksmiths to progress at their own pace, and master the skills they learned in earlier chapters.

by Joe DeLaRonde. Softbound, 136 pages, 8" x 9". Traditional blacksmithing returns to its roots. Here the author and master blacksmith demonstrates the basic skills and techniques needed to make tools and accoutrements required for life on the homestead or ranch. Detailed and easy-to-understand instructions, illustrations and photographs will help the beginning blacksmith set up the forge, get the fire hot enough for welding, and craft the tools needed for blacksmithing. Learn how to forge everything from weapons and tools; knives, axes screwdrivers, hammers and chains to home-helpers like forks, coat hooks, towel bars and candle holders and more! Color photographs and numerous drawings.