Decorative & Sculptural Ironwork: Tools, Techniques & Inspiration (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780764307904)

With the help of this unique book, all the fascinating properties of iron and other metals can be creatively explored. 52 color plates and 717 b/w photos and drawings present the ideas and examples visually. After a short history of ironwork, the author discusses the ironworking shop, forge and tools, including anvils, vises, hammers, tongs, punches, centrifugal blowers and machine tools. She presents information on building, lighting, and maintaining a fire. Forging procedures are explicitly shown: drawing out, flattening, bending, upsetting, twisting, splitting, punching and drifting, hot cutting on a hardy, and joining and finishing techniques.

Author: Dona Z. Meilach
ISBN-10: 0764307908
ISBN-13: 9780764307904
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Language: English
Published: 03/31/1999
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 10.01h x 7.11w x 1.00d