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The Artist Blacksmith is the essential handbook for anyone interested in bringing a creative, contemporary approach to this ancient craft, and for those already hooked who want to improve and expand their skills.Topics covered include: the range and use of tools and materials; fundamental blacksmithing processes; working at the anvil, drawing down, bending, upsetting and spreading, hot cutting, punching, and finally, twisting and joining. Illustrated with over 200 diagrams and photographs, The Artist Blacksmith will provide an introduction to the beginner and valuable information for the more experienced smith looking to expand their workshop.
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Peter Parkinson is an artist blacksmith, making pieces of contemporary metalwork and public art. His work can be seen in public buildings and spaces in many cities in Britain. He also teaches short courses on blacksmithing and has written two other books for Crowood: The Artist Blacksmith and Forged Architectural Metalwork.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So good, I booked a course with the mighty Peter Parkinson himself. Wasn't disappointed.There's a great shortage of _good_ smithing books. Peter's was the first I saw that addressed this. The techniques are in here, but more of that, so's the design and the inspiration that smithing can be beautiful and that the renaissance of British art smithing was part of that.