{"product_id":"9781473339620","title":"American Blacksmithing, Toolsmiths' and Steelworkers' Manual - Blacksmithing: It Comprises Particulars and Details Regarding the Anvil, Tool Table, Sledge, Tongs, Hammers, How to use Them, Correct Position at an Anvil, Welding, Tube Expanding, the Horse,","description":"This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing and steel working, with information on all aspects ranging from the correct use of tools and shop equipment to repairing cogs and making a gun. Highly accessible and profusely illustrated, this timeless handbook will be of utility to novice metalworkers and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: \"The Smith\", \"There are Smiths and Smiths\", \"Intemperance\", \"Incompetency\", \"Religion\", \"A Modern Guild\", \"Taxation Will Never Raise the Standard of a Mechanic\", \"Literature\", \"The Shop\", \"The Anvil\", \"Coal Box\", \"Tool Tables\", \"The Hammer\", \"The Sledge\", \"How to Make a Hammer\", 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 metal work.","brand":"Read Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129705513200,"sku":"9781473339620","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473339620_p0.jpg?v=1763599789","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473339620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}