John Lord Bacon 
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.