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Secrets of the Forge plus The Blacksmith’s Project Book (Two Book Set)
0Original price was: $89.95.$80.95Current price is: $80.95.Two hardcover books, 500+ pages and 1700 color photos combined
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Mark Aspery 3 Vol Set: Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing, Leafwork, and Traditional Joinery
0Original price was: $177.00.$171.00Current price is: $171.00.This three volume set by Mark Aspery contains all the books in the Skills of a Blacksmith series. With over three decades of professional forging experience, Mark Aspery has emerged as a highly respected teacher in the craft. Reading and practicing the skills, techniques and advice presented in these three volumes, will undoubtedly increase your blacksmithing skills and knowledge exponetially.
3 Hardcover books, over 1000 pages and 4000 photos combined!
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INSTRUMENTS OF AMPLIFICATION BY H.P. FRIEDRICHS: FUN WITH HOMEMADE TUBES, TRANSISTORS, AND MORE
0$21.95Softcover, 300 pages, 150 photos
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THE BLACKSMITH’S COOKBOOK: RECIPES IN IRON BY FRANCIS WHITAKER
0$40.00The Blacksmith’s cookbook by Francis Whitaker is an essential blacksmith book for learning traditional blacksmithing skills and techniques! It delves into the significance of the firepot as the forge’s heart, crucial for achieving the right heat. The author provides lists covering forge equipment, Smithy tools, techniques, projects, and the necessary ingredients for success.
Softcover, 153 pages, fully illustrated
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ANVILS IN AMERICA BY RICHARD POSTMAN (Will Soon Be Available Again!)
0Original price was: $95.00.$76.00Current price is: $76.00.Artisan Ideas is happy and proud to announce that, with the kind collaboration of Richard Postman’s family, we are reprinting Anvils in America (AIA). The new printing will be available the week after Christmas, 2025. Despite higher printing costs, we are keeping the retail price at $95.00 — the same as four years ago. For a very limited time, we are offering AIA at a special pre-publication price of only $76.00! Your copy will be reserved and shipped to you after Christmas.
For UK and other European orders: Artisan Ideas will have European distribution starting in January 2026. Anvils in America and our other books will be warehoused in the UK and stocked in select European bookstores. Ordering information will be posted here in December. This special pre-publication offer is available only in North America.
PLEASE NOTE!!!!! We will probably not have stock of Anvils in America until the week AFTER Christmas. If you pay extra for Priority Shipping, this will not get the book to you before Christmas. It will get the book to you quickly, but not before Christmas.
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564 pages, Hardcover binding, over 700 illustrations
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Basic and Practical Wax Modeling (Two Book Set)
0Original price was: $67.00.$58.50Current price is: $58.50.These two classic and renowned jewelry making and design books will teach you all you need to know about wax modeling. Written by Mr. Hiroshi Tsuyuki, the Japanese authority on this subject, these books are filled with interesting projects that are explained with an easy to understand simple step-by-step approach that vary from simple domed rings to complex pendants and brooches.
Both books are hardcover with a lay-flat binding, and are fully illustrated with b/w photos. 272 pages and over 600 photos combined.
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The Voice of the Crystal, plus, Instruments of Amplification 2 Book Set!
0Original price was: $39.90.$37.90Current price is: $37.90.Two Softcover Book Set, 300 photos, over 400 pages of great instruction!
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METALLES: HANS-UELI BAUMGARTNER, BLACKSMITH AND METAL DESIGNER
0Original price was: $35.00.$22.75Current price is: $22.75.Hans-Ueli Baumgartner is one of Switzerland’s leading metal designers. In this book, he presents the vast range covered by his past projects and works. Beyond that, he also reveals the thoughts that move him in the creative process, and speaks of the inspiration he has drawn from metalworking colleagues and partners in other trades.
This book offers more than a look inside his workshop in Beckenried. It also grants insights into the finding of form, the realization of ironwork and blacksmith art.
Hardcover, 304 pages, 700 photographs in color and b/w, sketches and drawings
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BASIC WAX MODELING: AN ADVENTURE IN CREATIVITY
0$32.50Hardcover, 112 pages, 283 b&w photos and illustrations