Forge-Practice - Elementary by John Lord Bacon, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

This vintage book contains a complete and comprehensive guide to proper forge practice. It includes information on everything from welding to tool forging, and will be of considerable utility to students and apprentices. \"Forge-Practice - Elementary\" is ideal for beginners and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: \"General Description of Forge and Tools\", \"Welding\", \"Calculation of Stock for Bent Shapes\", \"Upsetting, Drawing Out, and Bending\", \"Simple Forged Work\", \"Calculation of Stock; and Making of General Forgings\", \"Steam-Hammer Work\", \"Duplicate Work\", \"Metallurgy of Iron and Steel\", \"Tool-Steel Work\", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work. | Forge-Practice - Elementary by John Lord Bacon, Paperback | Indigo Chapters