Edge of the anvil : a resource book for the blacksmith

An introduction to blacksmithing, illustrated with line drawings and photographs, that takes the reader through all the main processes of blacksmithing including tools and equipment, lighting a fire, welding, splitting, and decorative iron work. Content: Section 1. Blacksmithing. Section 2. Tools and equipment. The smithy -- The anvil -- The forge -- Workbench -- The hammer -- Sledges -- Tongs -- Vises -- Anvil tools -- Fire tools -- Measuring tools -- Safety -- Coal -- Iron -- Getting started -- Section 3. Processes and exercises. Lighting a fire -- Cutting -- Drawing out -- Twisting -- Simple toolmaking -- Shutting down -- Upsetting -- Threading the needle -- The spiral -- Heading -- Welding -- Splitting -- Fullers -- Swages -- Drifts -- Tongs -- The striker -- Anvil tools -- Wrenches -- Knifemaking -- Chain -- Decorative iron -- Welding tips -- Crab net bow -- Section 4. Resource information. Metallurgy for the blacksmith -- Charts of forging and temperature colors -- Carburizing -- Forging stainless steel -- Identification of metals -- Finishes -- Your trademark -- Calculations -- A.B.A.N.A. -- Blacksmith's beer -- Bibliography -- Section 5. The Yellin portfolio.