This volume guides the blacksmith in developing the technical skills and understanding necessary for forging traditional joints. A text for the intermediate to advanced blacksmith. This book demonstrates the techniques needed to complete a variety of traditional or period appropriate mechanical joinery and the tooling required. This is not a project book. Heel tenons, collars, square corners, punching and drifting and tool-making are some of the subjects included within the book. This is the third book in a series designed to lead the beginning blacksmith upon a curriculum of training and experience. The concise step-by-step descriptions complement over 1,600 crisp photographs that take the smith from developing the required tooling through to the completed joinery projects. This is a large 28.5 x 22 x 2.4 cm (8 1/2" x 11") hardcover book. At 368 pages, this book is a nice addition to the previous two volumes in The Skills of a Blacksmith series. Mark Aspery is an exceptional smith and instructor. You will profit from the knowledge you will gain in this excellent book.
Title: The Skills of a Blacksmith Volume 3: Mastering The Fundamentals Of Traditional Joinery
ISBN Number: 0981548091
ISBN-13: 9780981548098
Location Published: USA, Mark Aspery: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Size: 28.5 x 22 x 2.4 cm
Kg: 1.00 Kg
Type: Book
Categories: DIY in General, Blacksmithing, Blacksmithing
Seller ID: 003672
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