{"product_id":"the-everyday-blacksmith-learn-to-forge-55-simple-projects-yo-9781631597121b","title":"The Everyday Blacksmith: Learn to Forge 55 Simple Projects You'll Use Every Day","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/span\u003e is your essential reference for learning how to make items you'll use everyday: tools, hardware, utensils, decorative objects, and more. Get great techniques and tips for hand forging, and discover projects contributed by leading blacksmiths from around the world, each featuring plenty of opportunity for variation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern smiths can use the first section of The Everyday Blacksmith as a reference for shop basics: safety tips, equipment, and techniques like spreading, using a chisel, twisting, and finishing pieces. These basics are incorporated through a series of distinctive projects that include a bookmark, spoon, and leaf fob.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second section of the book features a diverse array of essential step-by-step blacksmith projects, which are arranged by category and difficulty. Projects include accessible techniques, functional designs, and diverse styles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the techniques and projects you'll discover are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to heat treat high-carbon steels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eMethods for making curved bookends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eInstructions for creating decorative functional pieces such as a towel rack and napkin rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eHow to make unique jewelry and jewelry display items\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eIdeas for creating basic hardware, including latches and hinges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFor centuries, blacksmiths were the craftsmen and artists who worked society's most important material-iron. Blacksmiths were not only a fixture in their community, they helped shape that community through their particular methods of making the hinges, hooks, brackets, and tools their neighbors used every day. Blacksmithing today is enjoying a resurgence. No amount of technical perfection replaces the feeling of picking up a hand-forged object, knowing that it was shaped by someone's creativity and physical effort. Celebrate that individuality with \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/span\u003e.","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824208744528,"sku":"9781631597121B","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781631597121-l.jpg?v=1785895648","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-everyday-blacksmith-learn-to-forge-55-simple-projects-yo-9781631597121b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}