[TheForge] Books for Sale
Steve Smith
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Sun Jan 5 21:19:03 2003
I've got the ones I want already, Mike.
However, I strongly recommend to others Richardson and Weygers.
Steve Smith
Mike Linn wrote:
> Done... I'll get back to you with the shipping..
>
> mike
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> At 08:51 PM 1/5/03 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> 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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