The Blacksmith: Ironworker and Farrier

by Aldren A. Watson

Overview

A tribute to the skill and ingenuity of a versatile craftsman.

The book explains the role of the blacksmith as hardware maker,farrier and village handyman and explains the methods for fullering, upsetting and welding wrought iron. There are suggestions for setting up a blacksmith shop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393320572
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	07/17/2000
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	121,871
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Aldren A. Watson (1917-2013) was an illustrator and designer as well as woodworker. He had written and illustrated many magazine articles and books, including The Blacksmith and Country Furniture, published by Norton. He lived and painted in Vermont and New Hampshire until his death in 2013.

Table of Contents

1.	Prologue	1
2.	In the Beginning	7
3.	Wrought Iron: Its Properties and Manufacture	15
4.	The Blacksmith Shop and Forge Fire	23
5.	Working at the Forge	33
6.	Hardware and Harness	53
7.	Shoeing a Horse	69
8.	Wagons, Buggies, and Sleds	81
9.	The Blacksmith in His World	93
10.	Building a Forge	101
11.	Building a Leather Lung Bellows	129
12.	Epilogue	147
	Appendix	153
	A Select Bibliography	165
	Index	169