May 30, 20197 yr I found this book while cruising Ebay for blacksmith stuff; it seemed like it might have some useful information, so i bought it. It was designed as a trade school reference in 1917, so it is a bit dated in many respects, but the projects and the drawings are well worth while and still relevant. The book was about $10 with $5 shipping, came quickly, and is in trade paperback format. 144 pages; I cruised through the whole thing last night. I recommend this for beginners and experienced smiths alike as an excellent addition to any blacksmiths' library.
May 30, 20197 yr Please provide a title and author for the book. There are a good many blacksmiths' book from that era. SLAG. My bad I just noticed the title of the thread, which is the title of the book. www.bamsite.org has the book which can be downloaded without cost.
May 30, 20197 yr There's a book titled elementary forge practice I think his first name is David. I'm sure the last name is Harcourt that matches the description of the book described by the op. You can download a free PDF file from woodworkslibrary.com Pnut
May 30, 20197 yr Author Elementary Forge Practice by Robert H. Harcourt, Stanford University Press 1917, reprinted by Lindsay Publications.
May 31, 20197 yr Hello all, That book is available free to read from Hathi Trust Digital Library. Here is the link they also have several other vintage blacksmithing manuals and books available. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t19k4wc0x;view=1up;seq=1 All the best, W
May 31, 20197 yr Messrs. Shimanek & Steven Ny, Thanks for the references. I note that the 'Hathi Trust", also, has John Lord Bacon's book too. "Forge Practice", c.r. 1908. It's, also, worth a look. SLAG. I just looked up the "Hathi Trust". They are a consortium of 13 universities and 60 research libraries.
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