{"product_id":"the-everyday-blacksmith-isbn-9781631597121","title":"The Everyday Blacksmith","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e is your essential reference for learning how to make items you’ll use everyday: tools, hardware, utensils, decorative objects, and more. Get great techniques and tips for hand forging, and discover projects contributed by leading blacksmiths from around the world, each featuring plenty of opportunity for variation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern smiths can use the first section of \u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e as a reference for shop basics: \u003cb\u003esafety tips, equipment, and techniques\u003c\/b\u003e like spreading, using a chisel, twisting, and finishing pieces. These basics are incorporated through a series of distinctive projects that include a bookmark, spoon, and leaf fob.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second section of the book features a diverse array of essential\u003cb\u003e step-by-step blacksmith projects\u003c\/b\u003e, which are arranged by category and difficulty. Projects include accessible techniques, functional designs, and diverse styles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the techniques and projects you’ll discover are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to heat treat high-carbon steels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods for making curved bookends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions for creating decorative functional pieces such as a towel rack and napkin rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to make unique jewelry and jewelry display items\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeas for creating basic hardware, including latches and hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, blacksmiths were the craftsmen and artists who worked society’s most important material—iron. Blacksmiths were not only a fixture in their community, they helped shape that community through their particular methods of making the hinges, hooks, brackets, and tools their neighbors used every day. Blacksmithing today is enjoying a resurgence. No amount of technical perfection replaces the feeling of picking up a hand-forged object, knowing that it was shaped by someone’s creativity and physical effort. Celebrate that individuality with \u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896238469349,"sku":"NP9781631597121","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/ed9c1f60-6847-4b02-99ac-ab010037a98f.jpg?v=1767908855","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-everyday-blacksmith-isbn-9781631597121","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}