Description

**Teach yourself the lost arts of blacksmithing, tool design, and tool repair.** * * * Design, forge, and fix your own tools, hardware, and household accessories with master craftsman and teacher Alexander G. Weygers. *The Complete Modern Blacksmith* contains clear, step-by-step instructions and hundreds of the author’s own detailed drawings, bringing scores of time-honored techniques to modern artisans – experienced craftsmen and beginners alike. This unique resource brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics: *• The Modern Blacksmith,* which covers everything from developing the correct hammer and body motions for forging and creating tools such as pliers, shovels, and hinges. *• The Recycling, Use, and Repair of Tools,* which stresses the reuse of old materials, featuring easy-to-follow processes. *• The Making of Tools,* which explores how to design, sharpen, and temper whichever tool you need, using only basic shop equipment and scrap steel. ** A truly invaluable resource,* The Complete Modern Blacksmith* is an essential volume in any craftman’s library.