[TheForge] Beginning Books (was Mail Test)

[Sean]

From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
In my opinion almost ANY other beginners book on
blacksmithing is better than 
Bealer's book, "The Art of Blacksmithing."  Bealer's
writing was inspirational 
to a lot of people, but he ran a bit loose on the
facts.  Treat it as a good 
read, then look for facts elsewhere.



Could NOT agree with you More! I suspect Mr.
Bealer was relying on heresay or suppossiton
a number of times, rather than firsthand
experience.

I stand firmly behind Charles McRaven's
book(s) - "Country Blacksmithing" & the
revised edition (just released) entitled
"The Blacksmiths Craft".

Also fond of Ted Tucker's
"Practical projects for the Blacksmith"
and
Randy McDaniel's
"Blacksmithing primer : a course in Basic and
Intermediate Blacksmithing"

BUT!  Biggest bang for the buck, hands down,
is the COSIRA books which are available online
for FREE as a pdf:

http://www.countryside.gov.uk/Publications/articles/index.asp

All the above said by the most beginningist
beginner that ever began...


		
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