Free Blacksmithing books on the web

[habu68]

Google has started a new service called Google book search. They have scanned whole books onto the web and you can search for any word in the book, as well as title, author, and Copyright date. Many books can be down loaded in pdf format if they have been given permission or the copyright has expired. Let's start a list of what we find.

Here is a start: Forge-practice (elementary) - Google Book Search

#2
Hand-forging and Wrought-iron Ornamental Work - Google Book Search

#3
Practical Blacksmithing ... - Google Book Search

#4:
Spanish Ironwork - Google Book Search

#5:
Forging of Iron and Steel: A Text Book for the... - Google Book Search

#6
Steel Working and Tool Dressing: A Manual of... - Google Book Search

[ApprenticeMan]

Habu I Could Kiss Yah!

[Nick]

I wonder if anything could be found on Project Gutenburg...?

[Strine]

So how do you actually get to see more than the teaser at the above link??

signed:
computer dolt

[chanterman]

Originally Posted by Strine

So how do you actually get to see more than the teaser at the above link??

signed:
computer dolt

On the right of the screen (at least on mine-I'm using Firefox), there is a section called Contents. You can go to the chapter heading and then click on it. Click on the section which interests you and then you can use the scroll bar next to the book page. (Black arrow on the right)

At the Top of the screen, you have one of the cooler features of Google Books, the ability to make it look and read like a book on your computer screen. Hit the two page icon next to the magnifying glass at the top of the screen. It changes it so you simply read from one page to the next (Black horizontal arrow at the top of the screen). To flip the pages, simply click the arrows at the top of the screen (vertical black arrow).

If you like the book, you can print it out via the Download PDF button at the top of the screen. (circled in red).

Cool book. Hope this helps.

Mark

[Jim Pennock]

Thank you. Wonder how many more there are.

[JWBIRONWORKS]

Thanks for the links habu, Now if I had something other than Dial up.....

JWB

[mtforge]

try these

BLACKSMITH PRACTICE War Department Education Manual
Blacksmith Fundamentals
The blacksmiths craft
The blacksmiths craft
Blacksmith's manual illustrated
Blacksmiths manual illustrated
Decorative ironwork
Decorative ironwork

I have dialup but download them anyway. It just takes awhile. But I'm used to it, we've been running our web page with dialup for a while.

Mark

[habu68]

tool catalog
General Machinery Catalogue - Google Book Search

[habu68]

Heat treating

Steel: Its Selection, Annealing, Hardening and... - Google Book Search