This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to forging and blacksmithing, originally intended to be used by teachers of industrial arts. It was written by a master craftsman in wrought metal and contains a wealth of useful tips and simple instructions for making a variety of objects and tools. This volume will be of considerable utility to novice metalworkers and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “The Forgeâ€. “Electric Weldâ€, “Scarfingâ€, “Upsettingâ€, “Corner Weldâ€, “Brazingâ€, “Fagot Weldâ€, “Staplesâ€, “Open Linksâ€, “Welded Chain Linesâ€, “Boltsâ€, “Cupping Toolsâ€, “Gate Hookâ€, “Making Tongsâ€, “Pig Ironâ€, “Puddlingâ€, “The Open Hearth Processâ€, “Crucible Steelâ€, “Making a Flat Cold Chiselâ€, 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.