ThomasPowers Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 No John NO! It will only end in bankruptcy and tears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 A very sage person gave me this advice, when I first started out in collecting old firearms. When starting any endeavor the first thousand dollars should be spent on books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I just checked out a book that my local library recently purchased. I think I'm the first person to have checked it out truthfully. The Everyday Blacksmith (Learn to forge 55 simple projects. By Nicholas Wicks ISBN 978-1-63159-712-1. 160 pages. $24.99 Quarry publications. It's a good place to start. I thought I'd mention it as I'd never heard it referenced before. It's first printing was 2019. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Is it a project driven teaching book rather than a skills driven one? If so; I may have to look into it as I find that students seem to learn better when they make something they can use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Yes, when it cools off some I'm going to start working on a few of them. The author does assume the reader has a basic grasp of the eight basic techniques. The author doesn't explain tapers or punching etc so it's not for a complete beginner. It would be a great book after a class covering the basic techniques. I am enjoying it. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryGarcia123 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 What affordable books can you suggest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 That depends a bit on which of the 100+ countries that participate in these forums on the World Wide Web you are in. Here in the USA I like "The Complete Modern Blacksmith", Weygers or "The Backyard Blacksmith", Sims; Weygers' book can be found for under US$20 and Sims' I bought several copies at US$10. Now if you lived in the USA I would suggest going to your local public library and ask to ILL both books at the main desk so you can look them over and decide which works best for YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Nelson Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 thank you very much for the recommendations, it's very helpful for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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