The Blacksmith's Craft
A Primer of Tools and Methods

Charles McRaven

Charles McRaven, an accomplished blacksmith guides you step-by-step through the process of building a simple forge from recycled materials, acquiring or crafting the basic tools, and learning the techniques to get you started in blacksmithing. McRaven, who began smithing out of a desire to make his own tools for building and restoring hewn-log homes, demonstrates his simple methods in easy-to-follow photos throughout this book. Working under his tutelage, you'll find yourself encouraged and confident that you, too, can create items of lasting beauty and durability from iron and steel.

248 pages. 7x 9. Soft cover. $19.95. © 2005. ISBN 1580175937.