[TheForge] Books for Sale
Mike Linn
[email protected]
Sun Jan 5 22:29:01 2003
JAck,
I figured out the zip code based on your street address. For UPS=20
its $6.48 or USPS for $3.75 let me know.
Mike Linn
13784 Dianne Drive
McCalla, AL 35111
205-477-7643
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=94 x 9=94, 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=92 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=92s 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 =BD=94 x 11=94
> > 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 =BD=94 x 11 =BD=94 - 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 =BD=94 x 8 =BD=94 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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