Notes for Forge Shop Practice - A Course for High Schools

This is a vintage textbook designed for students learning to use a forge at school. It comprises a series of exercises coupled with all the necessary explanatory notes and working drawing required for proper instruction. "e;Notes for Forge Shop Practice"e; would be ideal for someone seeking an introduction to blacksmithing and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "e;Notes on Iron. Cast, Malleable and Wrought"e;, "e;Puddling"e;, "e;The Forge"e;, "e;Building and Care of the Fire"e;, "e;The Anvil"e;, "e;The Hand Hammer"e;, "e;Tools"e;, "e;Different Heats for Working Iron"e;, "e;Drawing and Forming Iron"e;, "e;Ring"e;, "e;S Hook"e;, "e;Eye Bolt"e;, "e;Staples"e;, "e;Gate Hook"e;, "e;Art of Welding"e;, "e;Fire for Welding"e;, 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 blacksmithing. This book was first published in 1910.