The Backyard Blacksmith

By Lorelei Sims

The Backyard Blacksmith shows you how – with some patience and a working knowledge of metals, basic tools, and techniques – blacksmithing can be easy to learn and a rewarding hobby. Detailed step-by-step full-colour exercises teach all the universal skills and techniques used to forge iron; like having a master blacksmith by your side. It provides the reader with an understanding of the properties and characteristics of forging hot metal, making the craft accessible to those without previous experience. More than 20 detailed, beautiful and functional step-by-step projects organized by difficulty level including all the techniques needed to succeed.