From my perspective, it was written more as a textbook for aspiring smiths, than a how to or art book. Edge of the anvil book by jack andrews thriftbooks. An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal usually forged or cast steel, with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck or worked anvils are as massive as is practical, because the higher their inertia, the more efficiently they cause the energy of striking tools to be transferred to the work piece. One part is good basic information useful to the newcomer to the craft and the other covers work of master blacksmiths. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Andrews was a professor of industrial design and has taught at philadelphias university of the arts and his writing. The new edge of the anvil is a revised and expanded edition of andrews earlier and most successful book.
Clear words, excellent pictures, good explanations, tables, charts. It tells about metallurgy and tool making, metal finishes and corrosion, sources of information and supplies, charts and guidelines for many tasks. The new edge of the anvil is a resource and tool for blacksmiths and those who want to learn blacksmithing. An introduction to blacksmithing, illustrated with line drawings and photographs, that takes the reader through all the main processes of blacksmithing including. New edge of the anvilcontains most of the original illustrations plus many new ones that are often more technically correct than the originals. Start with a book like jack andrews new edge of the anvil and a copy of machinerys handbook.
Edge of the anvil a resource book for the blacksmith new ed edition this edition was published in december 1999 by itdg publishing. Jul 26, 2018 two all new battletech novellas are now available for preorder in e book format. Regarding the former part, some of the information is a little too basic. It is a revised and expanded edition of the edge of the anvil. The new edge of the anvil is essentially broken into three parts, the initial basic information commonly found in many books and the web, the second part, an introduction to master craftsmen and their work, and the third, design and resources. Shipping the price is the lowest for any condition. Apr 28, 2015 the anvil or the hammer does have one redeeming qualityand thats the riddler. A resource book for the blacksmith by jack andrews paperback at the best online prices at ebay. I urge all my students to buy, read, use and then reread this book.
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