David Einhorn Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Here are two more free books online at Welcome to Lost Crafts... Modern Blacksmithing: Rational Horse Shoeing and Wagon Making by JG Holmstrom 1901 Farm Blacksmithing by JM Drew St Paul Publishing Company 1918 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyshackleford Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Interesting to note that by the farm book's figures, tool, etc. costs are effectively 100 times what they were back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Caradoc Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Oh, re: if Gutenberg has any Smithing books, not really, but there are a few which may be of interest to some who might want to make their own furniture for the workshop, The one on Glasswork more as a novelty, but hey, if yer' temps can make it that high,,, So many of these are for noveltys sake, but some like Mechanics for Boys can have some useful tidbits. Sorry if this list is too far from the particular topic of this thread, but I'm sure most books will hold some relevant & helpful info, or at least make up for it in novelties sake.Advanced Search - Project Gutenberg Cat # & titles: 23319 -- Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught, by Joshua Rose 15622 -- Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition, by William N. Brown 10998 -- A CATECHISM OF THE STEAM ENGINE IN ITS VARIOUS APPLICATIONS TO MINES, MILLS, STEAM NAVIGATION, RAILWAYS, AND AGRICULTURE. WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF ENGINES OF EVERY CLASS. 12655 -- The Boy Mechanic 22298 -- Practical Mechanics for Boys, by J. S. Zerbe 22766 -- Electricity for Boys, by J. S. Zerbe 22657 -- Steam, Its Generation and Use, by Babcock & Wilcox Co. 20763 -- Carpentry for Boys, by J. S. Zerbe 20846 -- Handwork in Wood, by William Noyes 21531 -- Woodwork Joints, by William Fairham 22784 -- On Laboratory Arts by RICHARD THRELFALL, M.A. (Glassworking) 12299 -- THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD 14664 -- Things to Make 14873 -- Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building circa 1874 15460 -- A COURSE IN WOOD TURNING By ARCHIE S. MILTON 20195 -- Wood-Block Printing, by F. Morley Fletcher 22107 -- Wood-Carving, by George Jack 23666 -- Mission Furniture,pt 1 by H. H. Windsor 23770 -- Mission Furniture,pt 2 by H. H. Windsor 23991 -- Mission Furniture,pt 3 by H. H. Windsor ****************************************** I've got a list about equally long of books on Gardening and agriculture from the usual turn of the previous Century circa. if anyone's interested, just haven't sorted & listed titles as yet. there is this one 7969 -- Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysdexik Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I cant thank you guys enough for this post!! My kids made their own cookie cutters from the "Tin can toys" book, made my Christmas eve! Why did we stop writing such interesting stuff, not all kids are computer fools. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hensley Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I have tried to access the Crafts site in the UK, but their website seems to have changed since the last time I went, and I cannot find the books listed... any suggestions, or does anyone have a current link? I see a couple listed in this thread that I didn't see before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Craft publications Try this link, Rumour has it they are being withdrawn from the internet (if they have not already disappeared) so get them to disc while you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habu68 Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Practical blacksmithing: a ... - Google Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I found interesting books on the SouthBendLathe9 which is a Yahoo Group. You might need to join the group to access the file section: For example the book: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbendlathe9/files/How_to_Run_a_Lathe_Hercus_1of2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 i cant seem to work it, whenever i click a "contents" title it just highlights it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Here is an interesting book that may be of use to smiths creating historical presentations for the public. It is an instructional book originally published in 1872 on making a significant number of wooden items for the home including a bucket:http://www.evenfalls...ood_working.pdf Title: The Sloyd System of Wood Working: with a brief description of the Eva Rodhe model series and an historical sketch of the growth of the manual training idea Author: B.B. Hoffman Published: New York, Chicago etc. American book Co. c1892 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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