This quick-reference overview explains the basic of all aspects of blacksmithing. Focusing on the use of only the most essential tools and equipment, it keeps info simple for the beginner and features mores than 450 photos. Summaries cover the tools of forging, their uses, and the essential equipment in the work space; the differences amount free-form forging, drop forging, industrial, hot-work, and cold work; the steps of the process, like bending, joining, riveting, welding, chiseling off, and splitting; and the chemistry of iron and steel. The book also shows, in quick-view format, 44 types of forged items, from hooks to tool handles, with comments on their forged features. Hard bound, 157 pages, 81/2" by 9-1/2" format, color images.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
Foreword
Forging
The History of Forging
Forging Techniques
Free-Form Forging
Drop Forging
Cold Work Forging
Industrial Forging
Basic Tasks of Free-Form Forging
Upsetting
Upsetting Process
Upsetting on an Anvil
Upsetting in a Vise
Upsetting in a Perforated Plate
Flattening
Spreading
Drawing out a Form
Twisting (Torsion)
Examples of Different Ways to Twist a Workpiece
Bending
Joining
Riveting
Types of Rivets
Examples of Rivet Joints
Screwed Joint
Soldered Joint
Brazing
Soldering
Welding
Forge Welding
Gas Welding
Arc Welding
Making a Collar
Crimping
Punched Joints
Cutting
Chiseling Off
Splitting
Bench Shears
Abrasive Cutting Machine
Oxyfuel Cutting
Plasma Cutting
Fullering
Equipping the Workshop
Heating Facilities
Coal-Fired Forge
Gas Forge
Mobile Gas Forge
Field Forging (Mobile Forging)
Oxyfuel Tools
Propane Gas Jet
Hammer and Anvil
Hammer and Anvil
AnvilHammers
Power Hammers
Bench Vise
Tongs and Pliers
Locking Pliers
Auxiliary Equipment
Swage Block and Die Plate
Fire Tools
Hydraulic Press
Twisting Wrench
Thickness Gauge
Anvil Attachments (Anvil Stakes)
Files
Welding Tools
Tools for Grinding and Sanding
Polishing Tools
Tools for Bending
Using a Vise
Bending Fork
Bending Jig
Bending Jig for Volutes and Scrolls
The Materials Iron & Steel
Ferrous Materials
Pure Iron
Pig Iron
Steel
Cast Iron
Cast Steel
Wrought Iron
Basic Materials of Forging
Iron
Iron and Steel Production
Steel
Development of Steel Production
Steel - Structure and Properties
Explanation of Terms
Other Elements in Steel Metalloids
Metalloids Mode of Action
Important Alloying Elements
Classification of Steels
Designation of Steels
Methods for Determining Steel Grades
Spark Test
Determining Steel Grade by Spectral Analysis
Corrosion Resistant Steels
Damascus Steel
Nonferrous Metals (N-F Metals)
Copper
Titanium
Silver
Gold
Hardening
Tempering
Annealing
Stress Relief Annealing
Normal Annealing
Heat Treatment Errors
Determining Hardness
Brinell Hardness (HB)
Vickers Hardness (HV)
Rockwell Hardiness (HRC)
Further Information on Metal Properties
Practical Forging
Forged Tools for Agriculture and Forestry
Scythes
Axe and Hatchet
Making an Axe
Forging a Sappie from a Square Block
Forging a Hooked Sappie or Hookaroon from a Blank
Crampons
Tools for Working the Soil
Forging a Planting Hoe
Other Forged Parts for Agriculture and Forestry
Cramp Irons
"Logging Staples"
Rings
Hooks
The Farrier
Making Simple Forged Pieces
Simple Basic Elements of an Artistically Forged Scroll
Spirals
Balls
Rivet Header
Volutes
Bending a Volute from a Round Steel Bar -- A Sample Volute Serves as a Template
