[TheForge] instructions - books, newsletters and websites?

[Mike Linn]

Try the "Best of the Bits" vol 1,2,3,4 & 5

available from Judd Clem at Ajc665 at aol.com or 256-232-2615

each is edited by Clay Spencer and is chock full of small to medium 
projects & tips

look here for an index of Vol 1 & 2.  http://afc.abana-chapter.com/best_of.html

I havent gotten around to the other volumes yet.

they are:
$14 each
2 for $26
3 for $36
4 for $46
or all 5 for $56
the pricing above includes postage to US addresses

Visa & M/C accepted.. and if you order now you might get them for Christmas.

mike


At 08:11 AM 12/16/2005, you wrote:
>BACKGROUND:
>
>As I'm sure many of you have discovered, when it comes time to demonstrate 
>blacksmithing, we often have some difficulty coming up with a good demo 
>project.  A good demo, in my opinion, should not take very long, should 
>result in an item the audience can relate to or understand, and should not 
>involve welding.
>
>(The last is mainly because in demo circumstances - typically full 
>daylight - forge welding is difficult.  Another concern is the splash of 
>slag hitting the audience, but I don't let that bother me to 
>much.  Finally, there's the fear that the weld won't take.  I wouldn't be 
>concerned about that at all, except that it IS so hard to judge a weld 
>heat in full daylight.  I can routinely make a weld in a shop, but my 
>success rate in daylight is dismal.)
>
>My purpose in this is to teach a substantial number of NJBA members each 
>some simple demos so that when they show up at a county fair, etc., 
>they'll have something to "show off."
>
>What I'm seeking are good instructions for good projects.  That is to say, 
>the instructions must be sufficiently detailed and well illustrated.  This 
>proves to be a significant issue.  I've come across many good ideas for 
>demo projects, but with little explanation of how to execute them.  While 
>I may be able to do it myself, I really don't care to write up a bunch of 
>demos right now.  That takes a considerable amount of time and 
>effort.  I'd rather make use of demos others have already written up.
>
>I have begun going through my library for projects.  For example, Tucker's 
>book is full of interesting projects.  Unfortunately, I doubt I could 
>capture an audience's attention with feathers and wedges (rock-splitting 
>hardware) for example.  So by the time I get through my list of 
>requirements, there are really very few appropriate projects in that 
>book.  The same is true for other books I've started going through.  I 
>suspect my entire book collection will yield only about a dozen suitable 
>projects.
>
>Newsletters are another obvious source of such info, and I plan to go back 
>through back-issues I have.  But I have a limited number, so that's a 
>limited resource.
>
>Therefore, I'm looking to the Internet for additional demos.  I've already 
>gone through AnvilFire and the AFC sites and pulled a few demos from them.
>
>THE QUESTION:
>1) What OTHER websites (ABANA chapters or otherwise) do you know of that 
>have project instructions?
>2) What books do you know of with such projects?
>
>Thanks.  Your input is appreciated.
>
>Bruce
>NJ
>
>
>
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