[TheForge] Books for Sale
Jack Geisler
[email protected]
Sun Jan 5 20:55:02 2003
I'll take the Francis Whitaker book if it isn't spoken for already.
Jack Geisler
OKI Forgers
Hamilton, Ohio
[email protected]
On Sun, 05 Jan 2003 18:45:29 -0600 Mike Linn <[email protected]>
writes:
> I have a few books for sale and thought I'd give ya'll an opportunity
>
> before I put them on Ebay. First come first served, buyer will pay
> shipping
> cost and all books are 100% guaranteed. If you'd like a photo of the
> book
> cover please let me know and I send them direct.
>
> MIke
>
> Books for Sale
>
> The Craftsman in America - National Geographic Society - 1975
> Hard
> Cover 199 pp.
> 7" x 10", illustrated with color photographs throughout. This book
> is a
> pictorial survey of handmade goods, both historic and contemporary.
> Chapters on woodwork, blacksmithing, carving, tin smithing,
> scrimshaw,
> quilts, weaving, pottery, brooms, toys, glass, etc. Contains photos
> of
> Albert Paley, Brent Kington, Bea Hensley and Stewart Fahnstrom. Good
>
> Condition $5
>
>
>
> The Blacksmiths Cookbook : Recipes in Iron Francis Whitaker 1986
> Soft
> Cover/Spiral 176 pp
> 6� x 9�, operations and examples of ironwork designs from the
> acknowledged
> dean of American blacksmithing. Numerous drawings of operations and
> techniques along with several photographs of Francis� work. Very
> Good
> Condition $10
>
>
>
> Practical Blacksmithing M.T. Richardson 1978 Hard Cover About 800
> pages.
> Four volumes originally published in the 1890's combined. Pages
> browned
> from paper quality else very good in a dust jacket in good
> condition. Many
> aspects of working with iron and steel covered. Blacksmithing.
> Blacksmiths.
> The Original Classic in One Volume. Over 1000 illustrations.
> Overall Good
> Condition $15
>
>
>
> The Artist-Blacksmiths Craft Julius Schramm 1995 Hard Cover -
> 160 pp
> The Artist-Blacksmith's Craft, published in 1935 and My Life as
> Artist-blacksmith, published in 1941, are the literary legacy of
> Julius
> Schramm and offer a strong encouragement for renewal here in the
> United
> States just as they did during their day in Germany. This edition
> contains
> the text of both books. Schramm's words in The Artist-blacksmith's
> Craft
> speak to blacksmiths today with just as much importance as they did
> when he
> wrote them, at the age of seventy: Schramm's My Life as
> Artist-Blacksmith
> provides us with the philosophy of his craft, sharing the integrity
> and
> enthusiasm that he had for his work at the forge. Excellent
> Condition $20
>
>
>
> Reaumur�s Memoirs on Steel and Iron Translated by Anneliese
> Grundhaldt
> Sisco 1956 431 pp
> One of the great intellectual attempts of the 18th century was to
> make
> science effective - to channel scientific knowledge into
> technological
> achievement. To that end, R. A. F. de Reaumur made a singular and
> unique
> contribution when, in 1722, he published his MEMOIRS ON STEEL AND
> IRON -
> the first significant book ever devoted to the economically
> important iron
> and steel industry. In these Memoirs, Reaumur was the first to
> clearly
> describe the previously secret art of changing iron into steel and
> who
> invented the new art of making malleable cast iron. 17 B&W plates G
> to VG
> condition - $35
>
>
>
> Forge Craft 1913 Charles Philip Crowe 1993 Soft Cover 175 pp
> Reprinted from 1913 original. Fundamentals of working iron for the
> blacksmith and artist. Chapters include the forge, tools, forming
> work,
> materials used, welding, special welds, heat treatment, tool
> smithing,
> hardening and carbonizing, tempering, metallurgy, along with welding
> stock
> into rings, hooks and chains, drawing tapers, and forging a corner.
> Helpful
> tables and charts. Action photos taken with the work on the
> anvil. Excellent Condition - $6
>
>
>
> Edge of the Anvil: a resource book for the blacksmith Jack
> Andrews 1991 Soft Cover 210 pp
> Revised edition of the original published in 1977. Designed as a
> comprehensive guide for the beginner or a reference for the advanced
>
> metalworker, with complete coverage of tools, equipment, and
> creative and
> technical processes. Includes very good b&w folio of the work of
> Samuel
> Yellin. Fair shape some staining on front cover. $10
>
>
>
> The Complete Modern Blacksmith Alexander G. Weygers 1997 Soft
> Cover 300
> pp 8 �� x 11�
> Crafts people of all areas will discover numerous ornamental ideas
> among
> the 137 photos shown in this book. Around the turn of the century,
> artisans
> throughout Europe and America were profoundly influenced by a new
> art style
> which they called "Art Nouveau". Among the most imaginative
> adaptations of
> this was the decorative ironwork. Photos shown here are beautiful
> examples
> of railings, gates, balconies, doorways, staircase in this art
> style.
> Excellent Condition $10
>
>
>
> Schmiedehunst am Haus Otto Schmirler 1995 Hard Cover 296 pp
> English Title The Art of Wrought Metalwork for House And Garden -
> Text is
> in German, French and English. Magnificent display of wrought
> metalwork
> created by master Otto Schmirler. Beautiful items shown include
> gates,
> letter boxes, doors, lanterns, hardware, grilles, screens and
> others.236
> photographs, 499 drawings, 10-3/4 x 8-3/4 inches. Excellent
> Condition - $40
>
>
>
> Art Nouveau Decorative Ironwork ed. Theodore Menten 1981 Soft
> Cover 119
> pp
> 8 �� x 11 �� - Crafts people of all areas will discover numerous
> ornamental
> ideas among the 137 photos shown in this book. Around the turn of
> the
> century, artisans throughout Europe and America were profoundly
> influenced
> by a new art style which they called "Art Nouveau". Among the most
> imaginative adaptations of this was the decorative ironwork. Photos
> shown
> here are beautiful examples of railings, gates, balconies, doorways,
>
> staircase in this art style. Good Condition - $8
>
>
>
> The Complete Metalsmith Tim McCreight 1991 Spiral Bound Soft
> Cover 208 pp
> 1,500 illustrations, 6 x 9 inches. Well-illustrated, containing much
>
> information about surface techniques, such as polishing, hammering,
> chasing
> and engraving. Newly revised and expanded to add granulation, patina
>
> formulas, anodizing of aluminum and more. Covers working with
> precious
> metals casting, soldering and jewelry-making. Excellent Condition -
> $10
>
>
>
> Modern Blacksmithing 1900 J.G. Holmstrom 1988 Soft Cover 202 pp
> 5 �� x 8 �� Numerous drawings Reprint of the original 1900 Modern
> Blacksmithing: Rational Horse Shoeing and Wagon Making. Excellent
> Condition
> - $10
>
>
>
> Charleston Blacksmith: The Work of Philip Simmons John Michael
> Vlach 1992 soft cover - 172 pp
> over 100 photographs, 8 x 9 inches, This is a guidebook to
> the
> beautiful ironwork of historic Charleston, created by the
> city's
> best-known blacksmith Philip Simmons. Simmon's mastery of the craft
> and his
> love for the hammer and anvil are evident in the more than 100
> photographs of his ironwork presented in this volume. Vlach
> describes
> methods, motifs, and materials employed in each piece, and he
> shares
> Simmons' personal recollections of the 65 years spent perfecting
> his
> craft. Excellent Condition $10
>
>
>
> Michael Linn
> Artist Blacksmith
> McCalla, Alabama
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