Blacksmithing Guide. Blacksmith’s Fire.

Blacksmithing Guide.  Blacksmith’s Fire. Today’s “economy of waste” presents craftsmen with an abundance of scrap steel from which to forge useful and beautiful things. In the light of today’s renaissance of handicrafts the ancient art of blacksmithing takes on a new interest . The modern blacksmith must to perfect their forging skills and knowlenge, learn to do by himself what the old-time blacksmith and his helper did as a trade.  Anyone who is dexterous by nature can become Experienced Blacksmith. Reveals secrets, How to use the basic techniques and tools to make “things” out of “nothing.” The equipment, tools and the procedure for work are described in this manual. Fresh coal. Coke. Air grate. Ash release. Keeping a medium-sized fire clean and effective all day long is one of the more difficult skills for the novice to acquire. Strange to say, what seems at first the least of our problems in the blacksmith’s craft — starting and maintaining the fire — often proves to be a ...