Randy McDaniel Blacksmithing Primer

1) A BLACKSMITHING PRIMER BY RANDY MCDANIEL (2ND EDITION): Considered by many as 'the blacksmithing bible', virtually every task beginning and intermediate blacksmiths must master is presented in this excellent book. Over 400 detailed drawings help increase comprehension levels. This is a reference manual that will be found lying open on the workbench more often than found on the bookshelf and is highly recommended to anyone swinging a hammer to shape hot metal. This is an excellent introduction to this glorious craft and an excellent resource for advancing your knowledge, skills, and vision for blacksmithing. From the cover: - All you need to learn forging in one book - Step by step illustrations and text - Setting up a shop - Forging and heat treating tools - Forge welding - Forging scrolls, leaves, heads and more - Plans to fabricate you own coal forge and anvil - More than 20 projects and over 400 drawings 2) A BLACKSMITHING PRIMER WITH RANDY MCDANIEL (DVD): This is the companion DVD to 'the blacksmithing bible', A Blacksmithing Primer. The author of the indispensable reference book appears in these videos, teaching the standard techniques that all blacksmiths must know to master the craft. This is a 3 dvd set with almost 6 hours of learning. You won't find a better resource for the beginning and intermediate blacksmith. You will learn how to organize your shop, build your first fire, hold and use your hammer, choose your stock, make tools for any job, forge weld, make scrolls, hinges, how to make animal and human heads and much, much more. Randy's simple, straightforward and humorous approach to learning to be a good blacksmith is as much a part of these videos as it is his book. Shot and edited in the same clear, user-friendly style you have come to expect from Love of Art Productions, you will enjoy watching Randy demonstrate all the techniques close-up, just for you.