Blacksmithing
and Cutlery
by Gérard HEUTTE
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The Art of Blacksmithing by
Alex W Bealer - Published by Castle Books
 - 210x140 - 438 pages -  -
A bible for the blacksmith! A large book concerning all possibilities of blacksmithing.
Many sketches of tools, utility or decorative objects.
Table of contents: The blacksmith (15) - The black metal (19) - The
blacksmith shop (29) - Hand-tools and others (49) - General techniques (35) - The
techniques of tool making (49) - The techniques of making hardware (42) - The techniques
of making home ustensils (38) - Iron amenities, plain and fancy (60) - The ingenious
means of making weapons (73) - The modern blacksmith (13).
The complete modern Blacksmith by
Alexander G Weygers - Published by Ten Press Speed
- 280x190 - 300 pages - -
An excellent book, tackling wide subjects and in-depth!
It is the compilation of three old books constituting each one
one a main chapter. Much drawing.
Many tricks, useful recommendations. Techniques to make many tools.
Table of contents:
The making of tools - A beginner's workshop (9) -
Tempering steel (6) - Making the first tool : A screw driver (2) - Making a cold chisel and
other simple tools (3) - Making stonecarving tools (4) - Sharpening tools (11) - Making
carpenter's chisels (2) - Making cutting tools (4) - Making eyebolts and hooks (1) - Making
tool handles (5) - Making hammers (5) - Making sculptors' woodcarving gouges (10) - Making
a seating cutter and hinge joints (4) - Making tinsnips (4) - Making wire and nails cutters
(2) - Making large shears (2) - Applying color patina to steel surfaces (1) - Photographs (2)
The modern blacksmith - The blacksmith shop and its equipment (10) - Hammer and body
motions in forging (6) - First blacksmith exercices (3) - Upsetting steel (4) - Upsetting
with the aid of an Upsetting matrix (3) - How to temper and harden high-carbon steel (4) -
Making a right-angle bend (5) - Some tools that are simple to forge and temper (2) -
decorative treatment : Rosettes and wallhooks (5) - Hinges (3) - Hold-down tools (2) - A
fireplace poker (1) - Fireplaces tongs (1) - A spatula from a section of coil spring (2) -
A door latch (3) - Making an offset bend in a bar (1) - Blacksmiths' tongs (2) - Making
milling cutters, augers and drills (3) - Stonecarving tools (2) - Wrenches (2) - Accessory
forging tools (1) - Woodcarving gouges (5) - Forging a pair of pliers (2) - Making a
fireplace shovel (4) - Making a small anvil from a railroad rail (3) - The power hammer (1)
- Photographs (4)
The recycling, use and repair of tools - How to repair broken garden tools (4) - Making
a charcoal brazier and screening scoop (3) - A candlestick (1) - Making tool handle ferrules
and shoulders (2) - A pump to recycle waste water (6) - How to make a wood-turning lathe and
lathe tools (8) - Tempering high-carbon steel (2) - Making carbon-tipped tools for wood- and
metal-turning lathe (3) How to drill square holes (3) - Making hand-held punches (9) - Christmas
tree candle holders and decorations (2) - Making design layouts for punches (1) - How to make
miniature chisels and punches (4) - A punch to cut small washers from a metal strip (2) -
Makeshift bearings (3) - Making accessory tools for the wood-turning lathe (3) - Wire
straightening tools (2) - Flat filling and drilling (5) - Files, rasps and grindstones (5) -
The reverse lathe (3) - How to recycle and operate metal-turning lathe (10) - The trip-hammer
and its use (6) - Making a pair of insets to forge a gouge blade (2) - Making trip-hammer
insets from trolley rail (4) - Trip-hammer upsetting (2) - Insets made from car axle flange
endings (3) - Sharpening tool edges (2) - Photographs (1)
Hints on using power tools and other admonitions (2) - Glossary (6).
C'est en forgeant... by Strozzini
Robert - Published by Emotion Primitive
 - 200x140 - 198 pages - -
Very complete work, illustrated by many sketches.
The cutlery is largely approached there in its principal
aspects, as well as the manufacture of tools. Excellent book to start well.
The chapter to make animal's heads is super!
A good panorama of blacksmithing and cutlery!
Table of contents: Le matériel (26) - Les couteaux droits (42) -
L'étui en cuir (8) - Outillage pour le travail du cuir (6) - Les fourchettes (8) -
Les cuillères (4) - Forger des têtes d'animaux (24) - Les briquets acier (2) -
Les pointes de flèches (10) - Montage des flèches (6) - Les couteaux
pliants (36) - Le Damas (14) - Bibliographie (2) - les bonnes adresses (2)
The backyard blacksmith by Lorelei Sims - Published by Quarry Books
- 260x210 - 174 pages - -
A complete and well made book about blacksmithing. It is illustrated by a lot of
drawings and pictures. Also a lot of practical advice, knacks and tricks. At the end,
about fifteen projects with increasing difficulty.
Nothing about cutlery.
Table of contents: Your smithy (8) - Gathering tools and equipment (24) -
Iron (7) - Preliminary skills (14) - Tool usage and forging techniques (26) - Making
your own tooling (19) - Projects (42) - Glossary (3).
Le Manuel Roret du Forgeron by MAPOD - Published by Emotion Primitive
- 200x140 - 285 pages - -
A republication as we would like more: Thank
Emotion Primitive publisher!
The origal book is from 1853.
A work dedicated to blacksmithing and its techniques.
All the subjects are tackled. The illustrations are
gathered on boards at the end of the work.
Table of contents: La forge (32) - Souffleries (94) - Outils (30) - Charbon (12) -
Du Fer et de l'acier (47) - Manière de forger (51) - Vocabulaire du forgeron (19).
 Techniques et savoir-faire du forgeron par
Nicholas Wicks - Editions Eyrolles
- 260x200 - 160 pages - -
A book on forging techniques explained through 55 very varied projects. The whole
is illustrated with many photos.
Table of contents: Introduction (2) -
Outils et techniques (2) - Créer son atelier (10) - Finitions (4) -
10 projets pour débuter (20) - Projets (2) - Outils (16) - Objets
pour la maison (20) - Cuisine et bain (14) - Ustensiles de cuisine (14)) - Extérieur
(12) - Bijoux (16) - Quincaillerie (12) - Conclusion (2) - Annexes (5).
Art et techniques de la forge by
Harvard Bergland - Published by Vial
- 300x210 - 223 pages -  -
A beautiful book, very well illustrated, which touches all ways of blacksmithing.
Table of contents: Historique (6) - Combustible, conduit de cheminée et foyer de
forge (16) - Outils de forge à main (14) - Connaissance de la matière et traitement
par la chaleur (16) - Outils d'assistance et techniques de forge (8) - Exercices de forge
fondamentale (28) - Forgeage des couteaux (12) - Utilisation du marteau-pilon (12) -
Outils d'assistance du marteau-pilon (20) - Ferrures et pentures (22) - Serrures et
verrous (26) - La forge d'art (28) - Bloc-note (5).
Comment un amateur peut travailler les métaux par le feu
by S. Damien - Published by Emotion Primitive
- 200x140 - 84 pages - -
Republication of a work of 1924. Description of the material and the basic techniques with many
sketches.
Table of contents: Forger (20) - Souder au feu et tremper (22) - Braser (12) -
Souder à l'étain (12) - Exercices de forge (13).
Basic Blacksmithing by David
Harries and Bernhard Heer - Published by ITDG Publishing
- 240x180 - 125 pages - -
A good basic book for blacksmithing. Much clear diagrams illustrating the making of tools and
various objects. Very accessible technically.
Table of contents: Tools and equipment (5) - Raw materials (3) -
Blacksmithing techniques (17) - Making your own tools (53) - Products (27) - Setting up
a workshop (11).
Le Damas by Gilles Bongrain -
Published by Crepin-Leblond
- 300x210 - 190 pages - -
A work entirely devoted to the Damas. It goes from the basic techniques to the advanced. The
whole is well illustrated. It is the only French work on this subject (as far as I know).
Table of contents: L'univers du damas (25) - Les techniques de base de la production
du damas (27) - Les damas de la coutellerie contemporaine (63) - Les damas
extra-européens (39) - Les damas européens (33).
The pattern-welded blade by Jim
Hrisoulas - Published by Paladin Press
- 290x220 - 113 pages - -
A book exclusively devoted to the Damas. It is not a book for beginner. The main techniques
and the fundamental patterns are detailed there. A little expensive
however for the contents and the thickness!
Table of contents: Introduction (2) - The workshop (8) - Materials (8) -
Forge welding (14) - Basic patterns for pattern-welded steel (16) - The composite patterns (28) -
Welded cable (6) - Heat treating and tempering (6) - Finishing the balde (8) - Appendix
& bibliography (10).
La Ferronnerie d'art by Ecole Atelier de restauration centre
historique de Léon - Published by Eyrolles
- 300x210 - 269 pages - -
A large bible on many aspects of iron work. This book is illustrated by many sketches. The
basic methods and operations are very well explained.
Table of contents: Introduction (2) - Les matériaux (12) - Les outils de
forge (56) - Techniques de base de la forge (64) - Traitements thermiques (6) -
Techniques de protection du fer (4) - La ferronnerie architecturale (112) -
Bibliographie (7).
New Edge of the Anvil by Andrews
Jack - Published by Skipjack press
- 250x200 - 243 pages - -
Very good book for the blacksmiths. The basic techniques are quickly explained there. To
be noted: A sympathetic chapter on the metallurgy. Many
photographs of realizations. Nothing about cutlery.
Table of contents: The Workshop (6) - Tools and Materials (24) -
Forging Processes (50) - Metallurgy for the Blacksmith (16) - Heat Treating of Tools (16) -
Corrosion & Protecting Metal Surfaces (8) - Portfolios : Edges of the anvil (68) -
Design (16) - Resources (26) - Index (5).
A Blacksmithing Primer by Randy
McDaniel - Published by Hobar Publications
- 250x200 - 174 pages - -
A correct book to start blacksmithing! Many
exercises of increasing difficulty are proposed: Hooks,
clippers, chains, nails, handles, various tools and animal's heads.
Nothing on the cutlery.
Table of contents: Tools (22) - Basics
(12) - Projects & Lessons (134).
Blacksmithing - Basics for the homestead by Joe DeLaRonde - Published by
Gibbs Smith
- 220x200 - 131 pages -  -
A book about all that can be forged in the home or workshop:
Hooks, hinges, locks, knives, axes.
Explanations are clear and drawings are precise.
Table of contents: History of Blacksmithing (4) - Setting Up Your Shop (14) -
Shop and Safety Tips (6) - Basic Techniques (6) - Firing up the Forge (4) -
Forge Tools (6) - Basic Projects: Kitchen and Cooking Gear (12) - Basic Projects:
Amenities and Tools (24) - Toolmaking: Basics (4) - Toolmaking: Forge Welding and
Tempering (22) - Finishes and Patinas (4) - Resources (3).
Comment on devient forgeron by Rene Champly - Published by Emotion Primitive
- 200x140 - 224 pages - -
Republication of a work of 1920. A rather
complete panorama of the work of metal, illustrated by many sketches.
But practical advices are missing...
Interesting chapter on the blowers. Some
chapters showing old tools is not very useful.
Table of contents: Notions préliminaires (2) - La forge, soufflets et
ventilateurs (23) - Le costume du forgeron (1) - Principaux outils du forgeron (8) -
Théorie du feu de forge (5) - Qualités du fer, de l'acier et de la fonte (2) -
Débuts de l'apprenti forgeron (6) - Soudure du fer et de l'acier (7) -
Façonnage des barres (6) - Brasage, plaques à braser (11) - Faire un oeil,
percer un trou (3) - Recuit, trempe et revenu, cémentation (16) - Fabrication des
outils (6) - Soudure à l'étain (7) - Etamage, zingage, plombage (3) - Rivetage,
machines à rivets (9) - Exécution de quelques peièces usuelles (5) -
Travail des tubes (17) - Maniement des pièces lourdes (2) - Forges et fours
industriels (10) - Mesure des hautes températures (3) - Machines à forger (5) -
Machines diverses (2) - Fusion des métaux, moules, alliages (7) - Emploi de la
dilatation, frettes (2) - Soudure autogène et découpage au chalumeau (15) -
Emploi des meules émeri (8) - Brasage des scies (4) - Poids des fer, échelle de
dureté (6).
Traité pratique de l'art de tremper by
J.B. Zabé - Published by Emotion Primitive
- 200x140 - 104 pages - -
Republication of a work of 1903. A study
practises processes of hardening: Methods, fluids...
Table of contents: Travail de l'acier (10) - Trempe (38) - Soudage (6) -
Protection, bronzage, joints (16) - Gravures, données pratiques (16) -
Travail à chaud (13).
The Blacksmith by Aldren A. Watson
- Published by W W Norton & Company Inc.
- 250x190 - 171 pages - -
A rather general book on blacksmith and farrier. Excellent and bulky chapter on the manufacture of
traditional bellows.
Table of contents: In the beginning (9) - Wrought iron : Its properties
and manufacture (9) - The blacksmith shop and forge fire (11) - Working at the forge (21)
- Hardware and harness (17) - Shoeing a horse (13) - Wagons, buggies and sleds (13) - The
blacksmith in his world (9) - Building a gorge (29) - Building a leather lung bellows
(19) - Epilogue (7).
Guide Pratique du Forgeron by G Delmas & L Lotte -
Published by Emotion Primitive
- 200x140 - 159 pages - -
Republication of a work of 1888. General survey of
the work of iron and steel, heat treating. Much hardening fluids and associated techniques.
No illustrations. Some drawings at the end of the work.
Table of contents: De la fabrication du fer (9) - De la fabrication
de l'acier (12) - De la bonté et des propriétés de l'acier (24) - De la
forge (4) - Du recuit après la forge (3) - De la chauffe de la trempe (8) - De la
trempe (14) - Du recuit après la trempe (5) - Du dressage après la trempe (4) -
Différents procédés de trempe (36) - Brasures et soudures par alliage
(4) - annexes (15) - Planches (6).
The blacksmith's craft by Charles McRaven - Published by Storey Publishing
- 220x170 - 247 pages - -
A general book on blacksmithing providing a good panorama of the possibilities.
Many examples are presented. Some additional technical details would have been welcome.
Table of contents: The pionner smith (10) - Getting started (28) -
Coal, iron and steel (14) - Hammering iron (30) - Hardening and tempering steel (27) -
Forge welding (14) - Tools for building (17) - House hardware (30) - The farrier's craft
(14) - Income from your forge (18) - Prospects (8) - Glossary (5).
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