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Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking [Hardcover]

Percy W. Blandford (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Tab Books; 2nd edition edition (1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0830603948
  • ISBN-13: 978-0830603947
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Percy W BLANDFORD: Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking, January 6, 2002
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Robert E Bogner (Norwood, South Australia, Australia) - See all my reviews
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As a beginner blacksmith with a professional engineering background I bought previously Alexander G Weygers: "The Complete Modern Blacksmith" largely because it had many "excellent" reviews. However, Blandford wins on most points. I have found Blandford very helpful on specific details, on leading me through principles and methods, with much clearer illustations properly referenced in the text, and with a wider scope of nedded information. In contrast Blandford has much better information on welding, and detail on forges and on aprons and is far better indexed. I have learned a lot from both books, but if I had to choose one it would be Blandford.
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64 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars General Introduction...Worth Owning, January 13, 2000
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Percy Blandford writes on a lot of shop craft topics and has clearly thought about them a lot. He writes well. This is a general introduction to metalwork primarily from a smithing perspective...that is, carbon steel work. It touches on other areas but really isn't suitable to the beginning welder, sheetmetal worker, or tool and die hobbiest. It would be best for the person who wants to make historic replica items from a forge who one who wishes to supplement historical replica woodworking with some basic metal work in brass or iron/steel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, September 19, 2007
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But still not as good as Sims "Backyard Blacksmith" A few more pictures would have made this book a five star.
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When Stone Age man first succeeded in separating metal from ore and making something from it, blacksmithing was born. Read the first page
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hardie hole, tue iron, anvil beak, bossing mallet, anvil face, top swage, pritchel hole, scroll iron, welded eye, bottom swage, bottom fuller, swage block, heading tool, tapered punch, heading plate, tapered part, cross peen hammer, leg vise, oxide colors, heavy hammering, flat drill, acid pickle, marline spike, meeting surfaces, rivet set
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