The Home Blacksmith: Tools, Techniques, and 40 Practical Projects for the Home Blacksmith - Softcover

Ridgway, Ryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497101263 ISBN 13: 9781497101265

Verlag: FOX CHAPEL PUB CO INC, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

As more and more people join the do-it-yourself revolution, they are breathing new life into many time-honored skills and crafts. Blacksmithing is among the trades that are enjoying a resurgence for both practical and artistic uses, yet there isn’t an abundance of readily accessible information available to beginning blacksmiths to help them get started and understand the craft. Author Ryan Ridgway, a veterinarian and blacksmith with more than 15 years of metalworking experience, hopes to fill that void with this comprehensive volume geared toward answering the many questions that new blacksmiths often have. By explaining the physics of moving metal, the different styles of anvils and forges, and alternative fuel sources, Ridgway sets his book apart from less detailed volumes. Forty practical, easy-to-follow projects are presented, showing aspiring blacksmiths how to make tools, such as hammers and chisels; farm implements, such as gate latches and hoof picks; and items for home use, including drawer pulls and candle holders.

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Ryan Ridgway: Ryan Ridgway, DVM, grew up on a family farm about an hour south of Regina, Saskatchewan, where he started blacksmithing to make repairs around the farm. During his university years in Saskatoon, he began selling his ironwork online and at local craft fairs to help pay for his degree. During this time, he also took a blacksmithing course offered by his local museum and began volunteering there, which gave him the opportunity to learn from the other blacksmiths and, in turn, teach other new smiths. After receiving his veterinary degree, he began writing blacksmithing articles and has been published in magazines such as Hobby Farms, Carving Magazine, Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine, and Rural Roots. He also writes veterinary articles for various magazines and has a pet-care column in numerous community newspapers in western Canada.

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• Verlag: FOX CHAPEL PUB CO INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1497101263
• ISBN 13: 9781497101265
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Fox Chapel Publishing; https://www.foxchapelpublishing.com; ; 903 Square St.; Mount Joy; PA; 17552; USA
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