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Books

Fantastic blacksmithing books

Out of copyright blacksmithing books

Set of historical steel making books 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Fundamentals of Blacksmithing by Mark Aspery

Free blacksmith book downloads

Basic Blacksmithing: A Training Manual by J.B. Stokes

Backyard Blacksmith by Lorelei Sims

Late 1800s architectural work courtesy of Arlin

Introducción a la Cuchillería (por forja y desbaste) Autor Marcelo

Idiot’s Guide to Welding Electrode by our very own @Demiurge

Wrought Ironwork: Forms, Production, Assembly

Decorative Ironwork: Design, Technique

Updated on 27 Dec 2022

Storyboards Lessons

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