Item Description

This Ebay listing is for the sale of a CD ROM publication

Blacksmith Manual vol. 1
A collection of articles contributed by skilled 19th century blacksmiths. This  CD ROM volume (vol. 1) has 218 pages and is packed with illustrations with essential topics from how to build a chimney; to floor plans for building a blacksmith shop; to designs of work benches; Detail uses of the anvil and illustrations showing the uses of all kinds of blacksmithing tools imaginable!

(Vol. 2 is now available in our other ebay listing, find it in our ebay store!)

 You can read the detailed content pages further down this page.

Sample images from this CD  

Contents

Chapter 1
Ancient and Modern Hammers
The Stone-mason’s mallet
The Machinist’s Hammer
Use of the Hammer
Straightening Plates and Saws
Form of Hammer for Straightening Saws
Use of the Dog-Head Hammer


Chapter II
Ancient Tools
An African Forge
Ancient and Modern Work and Workmen


Chapter III
Chimneys, Forges, Fires, Shop Plans, Work Benches
A Plan of a Blacksmith Shop
An Improved Forge
A Simple Forge
Curing a Smoky Chimney
A Blacksmith’s Chimney
Another Chimney
Still Another Chimney
Another Form of Chimney
An Arkansas Forge
Setting a Tuvere
A Modern Village Carriage-Shop
Best Roof for a Blacksmith Shop
A Point about Blacksmith’s Fires
To Keep a Blacksmith’s Fire in a Small Compass
Blacksmith’s Fire Forge
Cementing a Fire-Place
Cementing a Smith’s Fire
Blacksmith Coal
Plan of a Shop
Plan of Smith Shop in a New York City Carriage Factory
Improved Style of Forge
Improved Tool Bench
Work Bench
Smoothing Bench
A Plan of a Blacksmith Shop
Case of the Shop
A Handy Work Bench
Blacksmith’s Tool Bench
Convenient Work Bench
Home-Made Portable Forge
Plan of the Basement of the Hill and Dill’s Shop
Plan of the Second Floor


Chapter IV
Anvils and Anvil Tools
How Anvils are Made
Dressing Anvils
Sharp or Round Edges for Anvils
Device for Facilitating the Forging of Clips for Fifth Wheels
Putting a Horn on an Anvil
Fastening an Anvil to the Block
Sharpening Calks – A Device for Holding Shoe and Other Work on the Anvil
Mending an Anvil
Fastening an Anvil in Position
Making an Anvil Punch
Forging a Steel Anvil


Chapter V
Blacksmith’s Tongs and Tools
Assortment of tools and illustrations showing how they are used. From Page 131 to 218.



 

User friendly PDF file format, the CD is Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP as well as MAC compatible.

In CD ROM format, you can easily enlarge the contents of the pages on your computer screen to see more details and with better clarity.

you can also print out select pages of text and pictures as needed for your particular project you are working on.

We also have other blacksmithing related CD titles in our ebay store . Combined

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