Wrought Ironwork : A Manual of Instruction for Craftsmen

Further your skills and hone the techniques necessary to become a skilled smith.33 step-by-step lessons with coordinating photographyPractical and essential guide for the modern smithLearn to make scrolls, water leaves, wavy bars, and ornamental gatesFocus on techniques to master the trade of blacksmithingSecond in its series and a facsimile edition of the original 1953 instruction manual, Wrought Ironwork is a practical and essential guide with a focus on technique for the modern smith.With 33 step-by-step lessons and coordinating photography for making a variety of scrolls—from ribbon-end scrolls to beveled scrolls—water leaves, and wavy bars, and eventually onto the creation and assembly of an ornamental gate, Wrought Ironwork will help you practice the fundamentally vital methods to this timeless trade.Working in succession with Blacksmith's Craft, you'll further your skills and hone the techniques necessary to become a skilled smith.