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• PRACTICAL BLACKSMITHING VOL I

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  This is a basic resource for today's blacksmith. Volume I begins with an account of the tools and equipment of the blacksmith and continues with shop plans, diagrams demonstrating various smithing techniques, and discusses iron and steel. Richardson also discusses a number of basic processes such as drilling, fullering, and swaging. Volume II see item 2-309

• FROM FORGE & ANVIL

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  This is a study of the great blacksmith Erich Riesel. The first part of the boo k tells the story of Riesel's life as a Texas cowboy and his eventual career as a blacksmith. There is a step by step discussion of the construction of one of his pieces plus a photographic study of many of his pieces. Riesel made everyth ing from massive ranch gates to chandeliers and railings.

• THE HOMESTEAD BUILDER

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  This classic, first published in 1872, is filled with handy advice on the best ways to plan and construct dwellings in any location using wood, earth and gravel. Includes log cabins, houses, slab houses, frame houses, and guidance on building an outdoor oven, a cellar, fence posts and gates. This was originally titled "The Immigrant Builder" and aimed at those headed west to homestead.

• THE WHEELWRIGHTS SHOP

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  This is a classic account of Sturt's life as a wheelwright in the late 19th century. It offers a unique glimpse into the working lives of craftsmen in a world since banished by technology. The wheelwrights shop where he entered business had been operating for 2 centuries; this chronicle, first published in 1923, is a poignant record of that tradition, written as it was passing into history.

• TILING: THE INSTALLATION HANDBOOK

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  Dramatically or subtly transform any room with tiling, whether you want a hard-wring floor or beautiful walls. Here’s how to get the job done right using the latest methods and materials available. Bonus: troubleshooting advice so that your tiling withstands the test of time.

• MAKING CONCRETE GARDEN ORNAMENTS

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  You can create everything from bookends to a Venetian bench. Concrete can be formed, carved, enhanced with color, mosaics and embedded designs. You need few tools and everything can be found at the local DIY store. Projects include birds, a table base, a garden throne, bench, totem, fountain, a decorative face, relief planter and more.