Contemporary Blacksmithing: A Handbook of Tools, Techniques, and Projects for the Beginner (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780764369193)

In this comprehensive how-to book, you'll work through 14 simple step-by-step projects, choose design variations, and make your own changes. The projects focus on making simple, effective, well-designed, and, above all, usable household items.

In these pages, you'll learn about
- essential tools for your beginning blacksmith shop;
- 14 blacksmithing projects for your home--hooks, key rings, bottle openers, hand tools, and more;
- important safety information;
- the basics of metallurgy; and
- an ergonomic understanding of how to swing a hammer to shape metal effectively regardless of your size or strength.

Expert blacksmith, welder, and teacher Joy Fire presents accessible projects for beginners of every type, encouraging diversity and equity in the field of blacksmithing and enabling readers to gain the ability to forge on their own and begin to create their own work.

Author: Joy Fire
ISBN-10: 0764369199
ISBN-13: 9780764369193
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2025
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.10lbs