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Hot Shop II(more blacksmith stuff)
« on: June 21, 2009, 09:41:29 AM »
Hot Shop II
By Gene Champman
Copper handle blacksmith knives
Wound candleholder & Tooling
Forging uglies faces
Fly press stuff
Uglie critters
Dogs
©2007
Booklet 8½x11
Oak and Iron publishing
www.oakandiron.com

 

Again Gene has another winner, a continuation of his first volume dealing with hot stuff for blacksmiths and other metal workers. You really don't need a full shop of smithing tools to make his stuff. A heat source,couple of hammers, a good vise and some steel chunks to work as an anvil for beating on along with a couple of assorted stock for mandrels.

It is more one/two pagers from start to finish with only the section on fly press and tooling being multiple pages. To cover the assorted tooling. Clear bright high contrast B&W photos along with the close ups of were needed.

The items covered in this one are:

Going to the dogs
Forging a dog
Different dog
Uglie tooling
Uglies, faces only a mother would love
Uglie hats
Uglie critters
Tapered winder
Wound candle holder
Fly press and tooling
Copper handle knife
Some fly press deco work

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