The Skills of a Blacksmith Vol 3: Mastering the Fundamentals of Traditional Joinery

By Mark Aspery

A text for the intermediate to advanced blacksmith. This book demonstrates the techniques needed to complete a variety of traditional or period appropriate mechanical joinery and the tooling required. This is not a project book. Heel tenons, collars, square corners, punching and drifting and tool-making are some of the subjects included within the book. This is the third book in a series designed to lead the beginning blacksmith upon a curriculum of training and experience.