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Resources
Blacksmith links
ABANA (The Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America)
www.abana.org
(706)310-1030
An international group dedicated to blacksmith education. Dues include
two quarterly publications (8 total). The "Anvil's Ring" is devoted to
current work and the "Hammer's Blow" to technique. ABANA holds a week
long conference somewhere in the U.S. every two years. These are very
well organized events with nearly one thousand blacksmiths attending.
Their web site is worth visiting. It has many links and information
about other ABANA programs and local chapters. It also publishes a handy
"Directory of Blacksmithing Supplies."
New England Blacksmiths Association
www.newenglandblacksmiths.
com
The New England affiliate of ABANA. They have their own
newsletter and hold a blacksmith meet twice a year.
Centaur Forge, ltd.
www.centaurforge.com
1-800-666-9175
Centaur Forge is an extensive source for new
blacksmithing equipment (anvils, forges, hammers, tongs), supplies
(welding flux, files), and they carry a great selection of books.
Books
Practical Projects for the Blacksmith
By Ted
Tucker
Rodale Press
A good book to begin with. It has good instructions for the projects and
a glossary. The focus is on American colonial style forging. Tucker has
a good eye for practical beauty and even experienced smiths may find
themselves browsing this book for inspiration.
New Edge of the Anvil
By Jack Andrews
Skipjack
Press
This book has a little of everything. From basic instruction and shop
setup to blacksmith portfolios, design theory and metallurgy.
Professional Smithing
By Donald Streeter
Astragal
Press
Streeter was an amazing blacksmith and this is one of my favorite books.
This book focuses on Streeter's methods of making high quality colonial
reproductions and has great informative photographs. Beginners may be
frustrated at the lack of basic instruction.
Werk und Werkzeug des Kuntschmieds
By Otto Shmirler
Ernst
Wasmuth Verlag Tubingen
This one has German, English and French text but the best part is the
pictures. It is a photo library of traditional hand tools and techniques
side by side with corresponding details of exquisite German ironwork.
Early American Wrought Iron
By Albert H.
Sonn
Bozantia Books
The classic design source for reproduction hardware. This book is a tome
full of sketches -- mostly colonial period ironwork of southern New
England. Each sketch has a sentence or two detailing its age, location,
and dimensions. This book goes in and out of print and is sometimes hard
to find.
Affiliated sites
Cady's Falls Nursery
www.cadysfallsnursery.com
Cady's Falls Nursery
is a family-operated, retail nursery in north central Vermont. They offer a wide selection of herbaceous perennials and woody plants for northern
gardens. Lucian's parents founded the Cady's Falls Nursery in 1980.
PC Assistant, LLC
www.pcassist4you.com
Custom
software solutions including web design, desktop publishing, database
management, custom software and computer communications. PC
Assistant is the creator of this site.
The Vermont
Crafts Council
www.vermontcrafts.com
An
online guide to craftspeople and craft events in Vermont.
The Vermont Arts Council
www.vermontartscouncil.org
The Vermont Arts Council sponsors art events and has a juried
online directory of Vermont artists.
Partial funding for development of this material was made posable by a Rural Business
Enterprise Grant through the Vermont Community Loan Fund, Inc. from USDA
Rural Development.
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