Fire, Joy
Approx. 160 pages, approx. 18 projects and helpful tips with illustrations & text
Illustrated book format 216 x 279 mm
Language: English
Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? In this comprehensive how-to book, you'll work through 18 simple step-by-step projects, choose design variations, and adapt the designs to suit your style. You, too, can learn to think like a blacksmith! The projects in the book focus on making simple, effective, well-designed, and, above all, usable household items.
In these pages, you’ll learn about
· essential tools for your beginning blacksmith shop;
· 18 blacksmithing projects for your home—hooks, key rings, bottle openers, hand tools, and more;
· important safety information covering the proper clothing and PPE for the job; and
· an ergonomic understanding of how to swing a hammer to shape metal effectively regardless of your size or strength.
Expert blacksmith, welder, and teacher Joy Fire presents accessible projects for beginners of every type, enabling readers to confidently forge their own path no matter their background, size, or skill level.
Hooked: A Blacksmith’s Study of Function Through Form
by Matt Jenkins
What began as a personal journey to escape a creative rut evolved into a year-long exploration of tools, techniques, and skills.
Inside the book, you will find:
187 pages,
366 hook images
24- step by step drawings
Background stories for important hooks, lessons learned in the shop, tips and tricks.
Hooked: A Blacksmith’s Study of Function Through Form is not just a book; it’s a source of inspiration. Part coffee table book, part step-by-step guide, and part design motivation, it chronicles Matt Jenkins' 2016 #366Hooks project, in which he challenged himself to design and forge a different hook each day of the (leap) year. The result?
366 unique hooks, each a spark of creativity, distinct in style, shape, and process.
Each hook in this book tells a story—crafted from off-cuts of custom railings, inspired by motifs observed while traveling, incorporating tricks learned from many mentors, and marking special occasions. Individually, these hooks are intriguing; together in one book, they become mesmerizing.
Zwischen Himmel und Hölle
Blacksmiths' tales and legends
collected by Andreas Rimkus and Alfred Schröcker,
with illustrations by Yvonne Kuschel,
220 pages, format 22 x 27 cm
in German, published by Angele-Verlag
Klopf, klopf, wer hämmert denn da?
Children's book from the iron city of Friesoythe,
language german
Sophie the magpie flutters curiously through Friesoythe and meets Friedo, the fox with a spark of knowledge.
Together they delve into the past and discover how Friesoythe became the iron town.
A heartwarming children's book about friendship, knowledge, and the treasures of a town.
Suitable for all children and those interested in blacksmithing, a beautifully illustrated story.
Schmieden für Einsteiger
author Daniel Johnson
in German, 132 pages,
about 370 images, dimension 21 x 26 cm
Materialien, Werkzeuge, Techniken und einfache Projekte
Das Schmieden ist eine archaische Kunst, die heute ein faszinierendes und kreatives Hobby sein kann. Aus einem Stück Stahl mit dem Schmiedehammer einen ästhetischen oder praktischen Gegenstand zu formen, ist immer wieder ein Erlebnis. In diesem Buch erfahren Sie alles Wichtige zu Materialien, Ausrüstung, Werkzeugen und Schmiedetechniken.
Übersichtliche Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen führen Sie durch die Herstellung von sieben Objekten, von einem einfachen Metallstempel bis hin zu Werkzeugen wie einer Flachzange und einem Gebrauchsmesser mit geschnitztem Ledergriff. So wird jeder Einsteiger in das Thema eingeführt und kann erste Projekte in Angriff nehmen, auch ganz ohne Vorkenntnisse und handwerkliche Erfahrungen.
Der Autor Daniel Johnson ist ein Kunstschmied, der in Süd-Norfolk, Großbritannien, lebt und arbeitet und regelmäßig Schmiedekurse anbietet.
Jean-Paul Guichard d'Arenc
An illustrated history of forging.
English edition, translated from French,
180 pages,
many photos and drawings,
mostly in colour,
size 24 x 22 cm,
ISBN: 978-3-940857-03-3,
published by Angele-Verlag,
also available in French and German editions.
Der Katalog zur Ausstellung
Der Katalog zur ersten Ausstellung des IFGS 1993 in Hamburg,
german,
66 pages,
black and white, many photos,
dimensions 21 x 21 cm
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New - however, the book may show slight signs of wear from storage (back in the day, not every book was covered with a film...)
This book is out of stock in bookstores - we still have a few remaining copies, some with slight signs of wear.
We are selling these while stocks last.
Grilles, doors and furniture
by Klaus Pracht,
trilingual german, english and french
translation by Ruth Baldwin and Jochen Schmit (english) and Agnès Picard (french)
212 pages
black and white, 900 photos
dimensions 21 x 28 cm
ISBN 3-8030-5065-0
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New - however, the book may show slight signs of wear from storage (back in the day, not every book was covered with a film...)
This book is out of stock in bookstores - we still have a few remaining copies, some with slight signs of wear.
We are selling these while stocks last.
Otto Schmirler
trilingual german, english and french,
translation by Susan Cronemeyer Csoma und Anne Le Hir,
128 pages, black and white, 224 photos and 85 drawings,
dimensions 23 x 28 cm
Schmirler's book is probably the best illustrated of any blacksmith book and covers basics as well as advanced techniques. Schmirler's water colors are worth the price of the book alone but there are also hundreds of closeup photographs of beautiful ironwork. The book has German, French and English text. But it is so well illustrated that an illiterate could learn as much from it as anyone else.
The dozens of water color illustrations clearly show every detail of hundreds of tools. These start with Schmirler's anvil made from his pattern and go on to show the type of special tools that take a life time to develop. [Review by Jock Dempsey]