{"product_id":"sheet-metal-shaping-ed-barr-9780760365748","title":"Sheet Metal Shaping: Tools, Skills, and Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheet Metal Shaping\u003c\/i\u003e demystifies this seemingly black art with information on tools and basic skills and 14 customizable projects, fully illustrated with step-by-step color photography.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you want to create custom or replacement parts or build an entire automobile body, this metalworking course for gearheads from \u003cb\u003eaward-winning automotive-restoration author and professor Ed Barr\u003c\/b\u003e will take you as far as your interests reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First, you'll learn how to \u003cb\u003eassemble your ideal toolkit\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as how to \u003cb\u003ebuild a power hammer and an English wheel\u003c\/b\u003e. In the process, Barr will help you make informed choices based on available space and budget. Once you're all set up, he addresses the \u003cb\u003econcepts of shape and form\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The projects are presented in a way that you can \u003cb\u003eeasily apply them to your own vehicles\u003c\/b\u003e, whatever they may be. Barr also takes the time to show how the projects\u003cb\u003e can be accomplished with different available tools\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As you go, you'll gain the skills and confidence for tackling the \u003cb\u003eincreasingly complex cases\u003c\/b\u003e presented. Work your way up to \u003cb\u003ebuilding a fender\u003c\/b\u003e utilizing the wheeling machine you built earlier; then move on to building a \u003cb\u003eModel T speedster body\u003c\/b\u003e and an \u003cb\u003eIndy car\u003c\/b\u003e, and later a challenging \u003cb\u003e'​34 Plymouth fender\u003c\/b\u003e. The book even includes \u003cb\u003ecommon goofs\u003c\/b\u003e and how to avoid and, if necessary, correct them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in an \u003cb\u003eengaging and approachable style\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSheet Metal Shaping\u003c\/i\u003e serves equally well as a useful supplement to Barr's previous \u003ci\u003eProfessional Sheet Metal Fabrication \u003c\/i\u003eor as a must-have standalone volume for any fabricator's library. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003cb\u003eMotorbooks Workshop series\u003c\/b\u003e covers the topics that engage and interest gearheads. Written by authorities in the subject matter and illustrated with color photography, Motorbooks Workshop is the ultimate source for how-to know-how.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0760365741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760365748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Motorbooks International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 8.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Ed Barr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992329519359,"sku":"9780760365748","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3766e48-b959-4853-8429-b24d08d61812.jpg?v=1683315389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sheet-metal-shaping-ed-barr-9780760365748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}