Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking
Blacksmithing and metalworking can be easier than you would imagine. This book shows you how - with some patience and a working knowledge of metals, tools, and techniques - blacksmithing can be a rewarding, inexpensive hobby. Using simple instructions and first-rate, detailed illustrations Blandford makes it easy for the novice to learn this craft, while offering project variations complex enough to challenge even the experienced blacksmith or metalworker.
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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE—FROM THE BASICS ON METALS, ALLOYS, AND THE METALWORKING PROCESS TO PROJECTS YOU CAN MAKE!Blacksmithing and metalworking can be easier than you would imagine. This book shows you how—with some patience and a working knowledge of metals, tools, and techniques—blacksmithing can be a rewarding, inexpensive hobby. Using simple instructions and first-rate, detailed illustrations, Blandford makes it easy for the novice to learn this craft, while offering project variations complex enough to challenge even the experienced blacksmith or metalworker. You'll learn how to:* use forges and anvils, bellows, swage blocks and mandrels, tongs, and a host of other tools* work with sheet alloys, iron and steel, zinc, brass, tin, bronze, lead, aluminum, copper, and precious metals* cut, shape, form, bend, solder, braze, weld, rivet, harden, anneal, flatten, punch, draw, twist split, loop, scroll, saw, shear, file, drill, hollow-out, planish, mold, and cast all types of metals* make chains and hardware such as nails, catches, bolts, handles, hinges, hooks and latches* create tools like punches, spikes, chisels, crowbars, tongs, hammers, sets, fullers, swages, stakes* make built-up assemblies* apply geometry to the construction of trays, funnels, boxes, cylinders, and more!Percy W. Blandford is an internationally recognized master craftsman. A full-time freelance journalist and Fellow to the Institute of Journalists, he is the author or more than eighty books, including MASTER HANDBOOK OF SHEETMETALWORK...WITH PROJECTS; MAKING KNIVES AND TOOLS; and THE WOODTURNER'S BIBLE.
IntroductionviiSection 1Blacksmithing11Blacksmithing Traditions3Design2Iron and Steel8Cast IronWrought IronAlloy Steels3Forge and Anvil12BellowsFan BlowersForgesTue IronsHearth SizesAnvilsSwage Blocks and MandrelsFire ToolsBrushes4Smith's Tools32HammersHardies and SetsSwages and FullersFlattening and PunchingBends and ScrollsHeads and RivetsTongsVisesMeasuringClothingOther Tools5Basic Techniques54CuttingBendingDrawing OutUpsettingTwistingWeldingHeat TreatmentsCase-Hardening6Advanced Processes78HeadingRivet HeadsReduced RivetsBolt HeadsMaking NailsWeldsChain MakingChain HookSplitting7Handles110Loop HandlesScrolled HandlesKnotted HandlesUpset HandleCage HandleAdded HandlesCross HandlesRing Handles8Easy Tools to Make133PunchesSpikesMarking KnifeChiselsScrewdriversCrowbarHoldfast9Making Blacksmith's Tools166TongsJaw ShapesHammersSetsFullersSwagesBottom ToolsStakes10Domestic Hardware184CatchesLatchesDoor BoltDoor HandlesHingesWall Hooks and BracketsFoot Scraper11Decorative Ironwork225ScrollsCollarsSquare CornersQuatrefoilsLeavesDesigning12Finishing248PlatingRemoving ScalePaintingSection 2Metalworking25313General Metalworking255MetalsCopperZincBrassTinBronzeLeadAluminum14Measuring and Holding259Friction-Joint CalipersMicrometerVernierVisesPliersClamps15Cutting and Shaping271SawingShearingFiling16Drilling and Screwing283Twist DrillsHand DrillScrew ThreadsDiesTapsClampsNuts and BoltsWrenches17Soldering and Brazing299FluxUsing a BitUsing a FlameSpelter18Hollowing and Raising310ToolsPlanishingAssemblyBuilt-Up WorkPolishing19Casting337Single MoldFlat-Faced CastingsSymmetrical CastingsCored CastingsGlossary347Index358
