Forge-Practice - Elementary

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.