Marcus Hopfinger Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I found a bunch of blacksmithing related ebooks on Google Books and I thought I would share the links. Although I have them downloaded as PDF files I dont' think I can post the actual files themselves but I see no reason I can't share the links. If you follow the link you will see a "PDF" or "Download" link in the top right corner of the Google Books window. Just click the link to download the book to your computer for reading at your leisure. All of these are from 1888 to 1921 with most being right after the turn of the century. A few have sections where the book didn't scan cleanly but those are few and far between. Practical Blacksmithing by Milton T. RichardsonVolume 1 (1888), I downloaded Volume 2 some time ago but can't find it on Google Books today, Volume 3 (1900), Volume 4The Blacksmith's Guide by J.F. Sallows (1907), Forge Work by William L. Ilgen (1912),Forge Practice by John Lord Bacon (1906),Farm Blacksmithing by J.M. Drew (1901),Farm Blacksmithing by John F. Friese (1921),Farm Shop Work by George M. Brace and D.D. Mayne (1915 - blacksmithing section begins on page 214 of the PDF),Shop and Foundry Practice by the International Correspondence Schools (1901 - blacksmithing section begins on page 217 of the PDF), American Blacksmith and Motor Shop--There may be more of these out there but these are the ones I have found so farVolume 17 (1917), Volume 20 (1920), Volumes 21-22 (1922) The Blacksmith's Journal--There may be more of these out there as well....Volume 5 (1904), Volume 11 (1910) There is more out there. Just but the word blacksmith in the Google Books search field and start poking around....easy to loose track of time doing that. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 :D Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafvitnir Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 You may find Richardson's vol.2 here: http://www.evenfallstudios.com/woodworks_library/woodworks_library.html#Blacksmithing,%20Welding%20and%20Metalwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't tread on me Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 You may find Richardson's vol.2 here: http://www.evenfallstudios.com/woodworks_library/woodworks_library.html#Blacksmithing,%20Welding%20and%20Metalwork Thanks this is great.I was fontunate to buy the full set of Practical Blacksmithing vols 1-4 for $400 about 4 years ago. This was'nt bad for books more than a century old. All in good nick from a book collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thanks! I can't seem to get Marcus's stuff to download, The evenfalls stuff was easy, What am I duffing up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Hopfinger Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 My links are to the online version however you can download the PDF if you want to keep it on your computer. You just have to right-click the PDF link in the upper-right corner of the browser window and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" depending on what browser you use. Here is what the link looks like: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 thanks for these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter64 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 the google links din´t work in germany. what a pity Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks this is great.I was fontunate to buy the full set of Practical Blacksmithing vols 1-4 for $400 about 4 years ago. This was'nt bad for books more than a century old. All in good nick from a book collector. I have the full set in good condition for sale, for the same price you paid: $400 which would include shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordPrefect Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks, now I got them all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespdrone Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 If you found this thread and the links aren't working, try searching archive.org for them Practical Blacksmithing by Milton T. Richardson https://archive.org/search.php?query=Practical Blacksmithing Richardson The Blacksmith's Guide by JF Sallows https://archive.org/search.php?query=The Blacksmith's Guide Forge Work by William L. Ilgen (1912), https://archive.org/search.php?query=Forge Work William L. Ilgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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