[TheForge] Book Recommendations

[Phil]

Justin:

I think a good book for beginners is:

Blacksmithing Primer: A Course in Basic and
intermediate Blacksmithing by Randy McDaniel 

Another one is:

The New Edge of the Anvil by Jack Andrews

I personally don't care much for the ones you listed
below, but that's just my personal opinion.

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC
--- J Keller <j.keller at sasktel.net> wrote:

> As I'm still fairly new to blacksmithing, I've been
> ordering in books 
> from the library and reading through them.  Parts of
> them are a bit too 
> advanced for me, but I think I'm getting a basic
> idea of how different 
> things work.
> 
> These are the books I've read so far:
> 
> The Art of Blacksmithing Revised Edition (1995) -
> Alex W. Bealer
> The Blacksmith's Craft (2005) - Charles McRaven
> American Blacksmithing (1982) - Holstrom and Holford
> The Complete Modern Blacksmith (1997) - Alexander G
> Weygers
> 
> Does anyone have any comments on any of these?  Are
> they good or bad 
> references?  (I'm ignoring the parts that recommend
> using molten lead 
> and asbestos for various things).
> 
> Also, are there books that I should be looking for
> that are better for 
> beginners and/or better overall?
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin
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