Metalworking

Sarah Nichols,Paola Antonelli,Robert Friedel,Penny Sparke,Dennis Doordan,Craig Vogel  
Usually ships in 24 hours Aluminum, when it first appeared in the 19th Century, was as rare and valued as gold. It has inspired creative innovation in... [read more]

Tim McCreight  
Usually ships in 24 hours Knives have a special place in the tool lexicon, and knife-making is well within the abilities of most woodworkers. McCreight presents 10... [read more]

Jeanne Werge-Hartley,Jeanne Wedge-Hartley  
Usually ships in 1 to 4 weeks This beautifully illustrated book investigates many specific methods of enamelling and variations on some of them. It introduces contemporary developments and innovative... [read more]

Doug Briney  
Usually ships in 24 hours A good book for the beginner who wants to learn to machine metal parts. Information on setting up shop, reading plans and... [read more]

Tim McCreight  
Usually ships in 24 hours Offers the beginning and intermediate metalsmith clear and insightful instruction from a master teacher. Techniques are completely illustrated, both with photos taken... [read more]

Percy W. Blandford  
Usually ships in 24 hours A basic text that covers all aspects of metalworking-- sheet metal, forging, casting, soldering, welding, filing, riveting and much more. Detailed illustrations... [read more]

David Boye,Robert J. Caradonna,Grant Heidrich  
Usually ships in 24 hours Classic book for the novice knifemaker that covers it all-- tools, setting up a shop, knife design, grinding, heat treating, polishing, sharpening,... [read more]

Peter Parkinson  
Usually ships in 24 hours Here's a book that goes well beyond the introductory material on tools, equipment, materials and basic techniques. Information on the contemporary work... [read more]

Richard Hughes,Michael Rowe  
Usually ships in 24 hours Furniture artists and sculptors who take up metalworking need to know how to control the colors-- and it ain't paint. The secrets... [read more]

Tim McCreight  
Usually ships in 24 hours This invaluable reference guide surveys the materials, tools and techniques of the jewelry maker and general metalworker. Straightforward text, clear drawings, and... [read more]

Dona Z. Meilach,Stephen Bondi,Daryl Meier  
Usually ships in 24 hours While you were looking the other way there's been a renaissance in the blacksmith's art, which Dona Meilach here documents: many photos... [read more]

Leon Kapp,Yoshido Yoshihara,Tom Kishida,Yoshindo Yoshihara,Hiroko Tateno Kapp  
Usually ships in 24 hours Enter the shop of a tenth-generation Japanese swordmaker. Learn how today's masters incorporate ancient traditions with modern technology. Excellent photos are bound... [read more]

Alston Deas,Richard J. Bryan  
Usually ships in 24 hours Charleston, SC, is known for its decorative ironwork, and this survey details the best examples along with an historical discussion and technical... [read more]

Carol Belanger Grafton  
Usually ships in 24 hours A rich design source for the metalworker, that includes gates, fences, finials, banisters, window grilles, bedsteads, cathedral screens. Styles range from Gothic... [read more]

Roy Dewayne,Dwayne Roy,Dewayne Roy  
Usually ships in 24 hours Written for the beginner who wants to learn to use welding as a sculpting tool. Projects and patterns, that can be adapted... [read more]

Tim McCreight   Tim McCreight introduces a variety of metalworking techniques for box construction, hinges and closing devices. With its detailed demonstration photos, brilliant work... [read more]

John Fuller Sr.  
Usually ships in 24 hours Written in 1893 by a leading coppersmith, this book has come to be reconized as the classic work in its field. All... [read more]

Tim McCreight,Nicole Bsullak   This book is the first survey of contemporary metal to focus on the full spectrum of coloring techniques used by studio artists.... [read more]

Simon Fraser,Toyojiro Hida,Louise Taylor   Features 200 examples of the very finest work by more than 50 contemporary artists, and including pieces made using such revolutionary materials... [read more]

Stephanie Smith  
Usually ships in 24 hours The monumental steel, glass, water and fire cauldron created for the games powerfully expressed the theme "Light the Fire Within." Developed and... [read more]

Marian Campbell   Exploring objects as diverse as fences, lighting, staircases, jewelry, and the use of color on iron, this book examines objects from throughout... [read more]

Joan Kahr   Interviews with Brandt's family and period accounts combined to make a lively and informative biography of one of the leading lights of... [read more]

John R. Walker  
Usually ships in 24 hours Textbook on the basics of metalworking using hand and power tools, with lots of activities designed to give students hands-on experience. Charts,... [read more]

Candace Leslie,Diane Hopkins-Hughs,Lisa Pollack   Erich Reisel was a German blacksmith who emigrated to Texas and soon established himself as a genius among ironworkers. This book documents... [read more]

William A. Cannon  
Usually ships in 24 hours Learn to cast any parts you might need of rubber or metal-- hood ornaments, kitchen utensils, automotive parts, etc. Choose the right... [read more]

Tim McCreight,John Cogswell,Philip Fike,Michael Good  
Usually ships in 24 hours This unique collection of 12 chapters by leading metalsmiths provides valuable insight into specific techniques-- sterling granulation, niello, iconoclastic raising, nonconforming dies,... [read more]

Emil F. Kronquist  
Usually ships in 24 hours Sheetwork techniques and tools explained in a how-to format working in pewter, copper, silver, brass, and aluminum. 55 projects including coasters, fluted... [read more]

Henry J. Kauffman  
Usually ships in 24 hours An informative survey of early trades in the days before factory production. Includes information on forges, furnaces and early iron making. Well... [read more]

M. T. Richardson  
Usually ships in 24 hours Four 1890 handbooks are here reprinted in two paperback volumes. This information has weathered the test of time. The whole of the... [read more]

M. T. Richardson  
Usually ships in 24 hours The second half of Richardson's complete handbook on smithing. A valuable reference for every modern blacksmith.... [read more]

Tim McCreight  
Usually ships in 24 hours You can make molds and cast metal in your own workshop, for making tools, jewelry and sculpture. Sensible text and clear pencil... [read more]

Donald Streeter  
Usually ships in 24 hours Traditional smithing techniques presented in clear, step-by-step text and photographs, enabling the reader to produce high-quality, hand-forged small iron work. Detailed and... [read more]

Arline Fisch   Arline Fisch introduces the textile artist to metal working, and the jeweler to fiber art techniques. In a happy union of the... [read more]

Henry J. Kauffman,Dorothy Briggs  
Usually ships in 24 hours Not only does this book survey the history and development of pewter products, it describes and illustrates exactly how they were made.... [read more]

Alex W. Bealer  
Usually ships in 24 hours History of smithing that shows how they made it all-- barrel hoops, horseshoes, armor and knives. Text covers over 6000 years of... [read more]

Julius Schramm,Robert A. Ruhloff   Published first in 1935, this book also includes Schramm's second volume "My Life as an Artist Craftsman," originally published in 1941. (A... [read more]

Henry J. Kauffman   This book covers the tools, techniques, and patterns used by these all-important Colonial craftsmen. Starting with historical material, the book then discusses... [read more]

H. K. Vosburgh  
Usually ships in 24 hours This classic handbook contains 53 diagrams and patterns covering a wide variety of products and layouts, with many useful tables, rules-of-thumb and... [read more]

Erhard Brepohl,Charles Lewton-Brain,Tim McCreight  
Usually ships in 24 hours Since its first publication in East Germany in 1961, this fine book has established itself as the definitive resource for jewellers and... [read more]

Andrei Codrescu,Thomas Mann,Lloyd E. Herman,Michael W. Monroe   As a tireless artist, Thomas Mann found a style that is his alone: a wry assemblage of non-precious metals, found objects and... [read more]

Here are 24 step-by-step, illustrated projects to help you creatively solve the often daunting problem... [read more]

The popular Danny Proulx provides plans for building toolboxes and workbenches that are both solid... [read more]

The long-awaited treatise on a master's techniques for turning bowls, vessels and spindles. A well-organized... [read more]

Here are three of Taunton's excellent reference volumes that provide overviews as well as details... [read more]