This text contains a comprehensive treatise on blacksmithing and
welding. Complete with detailed illustrations, helpful tips, and a
wealth of useful information for the smith and welder, this text
constitutes an invaluable reference tool for anyone occupied in the
aforementioned practices, and constitutes a worthy addition to
collections of antiquarian metalworking literature. The chapters of this
book include: Blacksmithing, Forge, Anvil, Tools, Procedure of Forging,
Heat Treating, Fires, Basic Shaping Operations, Calculation of Stock for
Bent Shapes, Unit Forging Operations, Safety Precautions, Equipment,
Acetylene, etcetera. This text was originally published in 1941, and is
proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on
metalworking.