This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing and steel working, with information on all aspects ranging from the correct use of tools and shop equipment to repairing cogs and making a gun. Highly accessible and profusely illustrated, this timeless handbook will be of utility to novice metalworkers and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: \"The Smith\", \"There are Smiths and Smiths\", \"Intemperance\", \"Incompetency\", \"Religion\", \"A Modern Guild\", \"Taxation Will Never Raise the Standard of a Mechanic\", \"Literature\", \"The Shop\", \"The Anvil\", \"Coal Box\", \"Tool Tables\", \"The Hammer\", \"The Sledge\", \"How to Make a Hammer\", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work. | American Blacksmithing Toolsmiths' and Steelworkers' Manual - It Comprises Particulars and Details Regarding by Anon Anon, Paperback