Down'n'dirty Blacksmithing

Down'n'Dirty Blacksmithing

Down'n'Dirty Blacksmithing is intended to be a practical introduction to the craft of blacksmithing through the construction of a primitive forge, tools to work the metal heated in the forge, and basic projects.

Picture of a blacksmith.
Picture of a blacksmith.

We hope that this book will provide information through text and illustrations so that an individual might:

  • Acquire necessary tools and materials.
  • Build a primitive forge.
  • Build a primitive anvil.
  • Successfully light a fire in the forge that will bring steel to a working temperature.
  • Work steel with tools made and acquired in a series of graded exercises that will give an individual an introduction to the rudiments of blacksmithing.
  • Work steel in a series of graded exercises that will continue the individual's introduction to the rudiments of blacksmithing and provide additional tools for the further exploration of the craft.

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