DennisG Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The Blacksmith's Craft an introduction to Blacksmithing for apprentices and craftsmen published by Rural Development Commission first published in 1952 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Biddles Ltd, Guildford and King's Lynn ISBN 1 869964 14 4 RDC 10/95/1K A very useful book. There are 37 lessons in it. Pictures along side of explanations. The last line in the introduction is ..... "A smith who has mastered these thirty-seven lessons will know the essentials of his craft." That is a little misleading, I think you will know more then essentials and be very good at your endeavors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkunkler Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 You can find it online here. The Blacksmith's Craft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Very cool, thanks Dkunkler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Beamish Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 This is a quality publication and when you think of when it was first published, the photography is first class. I agree with the first reviewer by the time you mastered all the lessons in this book you would well beyond the beginner level. It is not a book about decorative blacksmithing it is engineering blacksmithing being taught. Some of the information reflects the era of post second world war England when there were still small rural shops making agricultural equipment for their local area. The skills illustrated in the lessons however are still relevant of decorative today and are well worth 'sticking at it' to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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