Farm Blacksmithing - A Textbook and Problem Book for Students in Agricultural Schools and Colleges, Technical Schools, and for FarmersPaperback, 21 July 2011

This text contains a practical and instructional treatise on farm blacksmithing, and constitutes a textbook and problem book for students in agricultural schools and colleges, technical schools, and for farmers. It is the product of the author's experiences in teaching farm blacksmithing to farm boys, and the content is centered around farm activities. Containing much in the way of timeless information, this volume will still be of considerable value to the modern reader, and it constitutes a worthy addition to collections of blacksmithing literature. The chapters of this volume include: 'Tools for the Farm Blacksmith Shop', 'Additional Tools Used in Schools', 'Building a Fire', 'Reading Drawings', 'Blacksmith Operations', 'Iron and Steel', 'Wrought Iron', 'Tool Steel', 'Hardening and Tempering', 'Tools and Their Tempering Colors', 'Annealing', 'Case Hardening', etcetera. This text was first published in 1921, and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction on metalworking.