{"product_id":"the-everyday-blacksmith-learn-to-forge-55-simple-projects-youll-use-every-day-with-multiple-variations-for-styles-and-finishes-9781631597121","title":"The Everyday Blacksmith: Learn to Forge 55 Simple Projects You'll Use Every Day, with Multiple Variations for Styles and Finishes","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e is your essential reference for learning how to make items you'll use everyday: tools, hardware, utensils, decorative objects, and more. Get great techniques and tips for hand forging, and discover projects contributed by leading blacksmiths from around the world, each featuring plenty of opportunity for variation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eModern smiths can use the first section of \u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e as a reference for shop basics: \u003cb\u003esafety tips, equipment, and techniques\u003c\/b\u003e like spreading, using a chisel, twisting, and finishing pieces. These basics are incorporated through a series of distinctive projects that include a bookmark, spoon, and leaf fob. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second section of the book features a diverse array of essential\u003cb\u003e step-by-step blacksmith projects\u003c\/b\u003e, which are arranged by category and difficulty. Projects include accessible techniques, functional designs, and diverse styles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the techniques and projects you'll discover are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to heat treat high-carbon steels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods for making curved bookends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions for creating decorative functional pieces such as a towel rack and napkin rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to make unique jewelry and jewelry display items\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeas for creating basic hardware, including latches and hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, blacksmiths were the craftsmen and artists who worked society's most important material--iron. Blacksmiths were not only a fixture in their community, they helped shape that community through their particular methods of making the hinges, hooks, brackets, and tools their neighbors used every day. Blacksmithing today is enjoying a resurgence. No amount of technical perfection replaces the feeling of picking up a hand-forged object, knowing that it was shaped by someone's creativity and physical effort. Celebrate that individuality with \u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Wicks \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist blacksmith based in Maine. His family has been metalworking for five generations, starting with Nick's great-great-grandfather, who worked on the Statue of Liberty. After apprenticing under the master blacksmith Jim Whitson, in Scotland, Nick started Wicks Forge in his grandfather's garage using homemade tools and his great-grandfather's anvil. Wicks Forge quickly expanded as audiences responded to Nick's products and philosophy--everyday pieces that combined a formal background in blacksmithing with an accessible, DIY mentality. Nick started helping others join the Maker Movement as a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003ePopular Mechanics, \u003c\/i\u003e where he writes how-to articles and reviews about which work pants are least likely to catch on fire. Wicks Forge has been featured in numerous galleries and publications, including\u003ci\u003e Yankee Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConnecticut Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Nick is a member of the \u003ci\u003eNew England Blacksmiths Guild\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eArtist Blacksmith Association of North America\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Everyday Blacksmith.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631698415890,"sku":"9781631597121","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7bb9461-72cf-4109-8e5e-af1f7d55a953.jpg?v=1732780479","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-everyday-blacksmith-learn-to-forge-55-simple-projects-youll-use-every-day-with-multiple-variations-for-styles-and-finishes-9781631597121","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}