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Anvils in America – Richard Postman – Anvil Identification & Reference Guide (2025 Hardcover)
$95.00564 pages • 700+ illustrations • Covers American and European anvil makers and types
Artisan Ideas is proud to present the 2025 hardcover reprint of Anvils in America by Richard Postman — the most authoritative work on anvil makers, identification, and manufacturing history.
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The Glint in the Dragon’s Eye: A Blacksmith’s Journey – Illustrated Novel
$14.99A beautifully illustrated coming-of-age fantasy that blends blacksmithing, dragon lore, and personal transformation. Follow Culann as she discovers her craft, her heritage, and the quiet dragon spirit that guides her journey. Featuring 37 original illustrations by Alexandra Mellott.
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INSTRUMENTS OF AMPLIFICATION BY H.P. FRIEDRICHS: FUN WITH HOMEMADE TUBES, TRANSISTORS, AND MORE
$21.95Softcover, 300 pages, 150 photos
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Jewelry Wax Modeling Books – Basic & Practical Wax Modeling Complete 2-Book Set
Original price was: $67.00.$59.00Current price is: $59.00.These two classic and highly regarded jewelry wax modeling books by Hiroshi Tsuyuki, the Japanese authority on the subject, provide a complete and structured introduction to wax modeling for jewelry design.
Through a series of progressively organized projects, the books teach essential techniques using a clear, step-by-step approach. Projects range from simple domed rings to more complex pendants and brooches, allowing students and professionals to develop practical skills in jewelry wax modeling and design.
Both books are hardcover with lay-flat binding and are fully illustrated with black-and-white photographs.
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BUILDING THE RIO GRANDE K-27 VOLUME 1 BY KOZO HIRAOKA
$69.95The Building the Rio Grande K 27 Volume 1 is a large hardcover book based on long-running serial in Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading magazine. The publishers say “this is the most comprehensive text on building a live steam locomotive ever published“.
Hardcover, 400 pages
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OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING DVD WITH STEVE BLEILE
Original price was: $32.00.$20.80Current price is: $20.80.Universal DVD, 42 minutes
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CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN BLACKSMITHS – FROM IRON THROUGH FIRE (HARDCOVER)
Original price was: $29.95.$19.47Current price is: $19.47.This is a fascinating and wonderful book with English text. It presents in high quality color photos the newest work of some of Italy’s most talented and renowned artist-blacksmiths.
The creativity and virtuosity of these blacksmiths is apparent in this collection of their most recent works. This is an eclectic collection and showcases artists with very different styles.
This book is fascinating not only for the originality of the work presented but for some of the techniques used, which will certainly pique your interest and curiosity.
Hardcover, English/Italian text, 256 pages, all color photos
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MAKING LEATHER KNIFE SHEATHS BY JOE KEESLAR
$60.00ABS Master Smith and author Joe Keeslar teaches how to make a leather sheath for a knife.
Softcover, 124 pages, illustrated
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BLADE GRINDING WITH KEVIN CASHEN (AN AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY DVD)
$25.00In this video Kevin Cashen takes you through all of the steps used in grinding a knife. Topics include- workrest & freehand grinding, grinding belt selection and tips, preplanning and preparation, blade profiling, blade centerlines and plunge cuts, grinding techniques, and more…
Run Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes
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QUILLON DAGGERS WITH KEVIN CASHEN (AN AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY DVD)
Original price was: $25.00.$17.50Current price is: $17.50.Universal DVD, Color
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BOWIE KNIVES WITH J. NEILSON (VIDEO)
$40.00In this video, J. takes the bar of ball bearing damascus that he made in the “Canister Damascus with J. Neilson” video, and he forges out a Bowie knife. The knife is completed with a wrought iron guard and spacer, and it has a handle made of Sambar stag.
3 hours and 11 minutes
