March 20, 200917 yr Chaps, I have been thinking of picking up a book or two on the gentle art of iron walloping and have heard good things about a book by this lady called "The Backyard Blacksmith" I have also seen a book by the same lady called "The complete Blacksmith" but can't find much info on it. Is it much the same book? is it worth getting alongside the "Backyard" book or instead of it? anyone have both? All info gratefully received...
March 20, 200917 yr Use the search engine on IForgeIron, key words Lorelei Sims and I got one hit in the IforgeIron book review section. That one hit has 31 replies in the discussion.The Backyard Blacksmith
March 20, 200917 yr Author Hiya Glenn, I read the thread a little while ago and everyone seems to recommend "The Backyard Blacksmith" but, and I probably didn't make it quite clear, what I need to know is, is "The Complete Blacksmith" the same book under a different title? Is it significantly different to the first book to make it worth getting in its own right or is it basically the same thing? :)
March 20, 200917 yr did a google search for the complete blacksmith it comes up as being printed in England by Apple the cover appears to be the same as the "the backyard blacksmith". i didn't check the print date ....hope this helps!
March 21, 200917 yr Steve, Lorelei also wrote The Complete Blacksmith. She only lives about 30 miles from me. I bought the Backyard Blacksmith from her. If you would like to contact her, here is her email address: [email protected] . She can explain the difference between the two books. Hope this helps.
March 21, 200917 yr I'd recommend it if you like pictures. Not a bad book, but not too in depth. There are many better books, IMO.
March 21, 200917 yr Hey Steve. Just talked with Lorelei. She said that those books have the same content, just a different cover. She hasn't seen a copy of the Complete Blacksmith, yet. The publisher hasn't sent her a copy, yet. But she said that if you send her a copy, she'll let you pick out a t-shirt from her web site and she'll send it to you. Lorelei Sims - Artist Blacksmith / Welcome to the Vortex of Hot Metal . Also, Matt is correct that it is heavy on the pix. Still, not a bad book.
March 21, 200917 yr Author Many thanks for the info guys, I'm glad I didn't order both together now I'm surprised the publisher didn't send her a copy, but I'll see what I can do. thanks again chaps!
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