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Armour Archive - The best place I've found to learn about armour, both historical and for the SCA. Good reference materials and great discussions. - Editor's Pick! Maille (chainmail)ChainMaille Fashions - Hundreds of pictures! - Editor's Pick! Kate Cox Designs - Female Chainmaile Arms and Armor (or Armour) booksTechniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century by Brian Price. - Editor's Pick! The Complete Bladesmith: Forging Your Way to Perfection by Jim Hrisoulas. - comment - Editor's Pick! Master Bladesmith: Advanced Studies in Steel by Jim Hrisoulas. - Editor's Pick! Pattern Welded Blade by Jim Hrisoulas. - This is an outstanding book about making pattern welded steel and forging it into a blade. - Editor's Pick! BlacksmithingABANA - Artist Blacksmith Association of North America. They have information about joining their mailing list, theForge, on the site. - Editor's Pick! Metalworking Suppliers List - Dr. Mark Williams maintains an extensive, and searchable, list of suppliers that is hosted by ABANA. Click the link to go to ABANA's site and click on the Suppliers link. Mark has done an excellent job of finding, organizing, and maintaining this suppliers list, and I don't think you'll find a better listing anywhere on the Internet. - Editor's Pick! Anvilfire.com - This is another great place to meet fellow blacksmiths and learn from the masters of our craft. - Editor's Pick! ArtMetal - This is a great website and they host a great mailing list if you want to talk about artistic metalworking. There are some very talented and knowledgeable people on that list. The website has information about joining the mailing list. - Editor's Pick! Ron Reil's Propane Forges - Ron has an excellent site where he discusses various designs for propane forges. - Editor's Pick! BooksLindsay Publications - high quality, unusual technical books - Editor's Pick! Norm Larson, larbooks@impulse.net, has many blacksmithing and metalworking books for sale. Norm is very helpful and easy to work with. Machinery's Handbook Home Page. Here's where this essential reference is produced. You can get great bargains purchasing this book used at Amazon.com or at Powell's Bookstore. If you get an older version, it has more information about blacksmithing. I think I remember hearing that the 11th edition is one of the last with lots of blacksmithing coverage. Casting and FoundryThe Complete Handbook of Sand Casting by C. W. Ammen. Handbook of Lost Wax or Investment Casting by Sopcak. Practical Casting by Tim McCreight. More books about casting and foundry are available at Amazon.com. EngravingSearch Amazon.com for books on engraving. Alfano, Sam - Master Engraver Firearms Engravers Guild of America Steve Lindsay Hand Engraving - Premier engraver, knifemaker as well as inventor of the Air Chasing Graver. Exhibition grade gold inlay, wildlife scenes, and various scroll decorations on only the finest knives, guns and jewelry. Hand Engraving Impact Tools (AirGravers) - Hand Engraving Gravers and Tools that are unsurpassable for banknote engraving and yet capable to deliver power needed for bold hand engraving, bright cut engraving, jewelry work and stone setting. The Jewelry Engravers Manual by R. Allen Hardy and John J. Bowman. - Comprehensive, practical manual teaches every step of the engraving process: initials and inscriptions, monograms, decoration and embellishment, more. Also care and maintenance of tools. ideal for beginners. 89 illustrations, 160pp. HistoryJewelry Making
Jewelry Making at About.com Wire-Sculpture.com - If you can bend a paperclip, I can show you how to Start Your Own Home-Based Jewelry Business on Your Kitchen Table. (I've been a fan of his jewelry for over a year after a friend tipped me off to his website -- JD.) Editor's Pick! Jewelrymaking SuppliesRio Grande -- In my opinion, this is the source for jewelry supplies and tools. - Editor's Pick! Dick Blick Art Materials - Suppliers of fine arts and crafts supplies for nearly a century. Discounts are available to professional artists who order regularly (see their catalog for details). Request one of their Free Art Supply Catalogs. - Editor's Pick! Eastern Findings -- over 15,000 findings for crafters, jewelers, beaders, and others. Fire Mountain Gems -- Comprehensive jewelry and beading supplies distributor. - Editor's Pick! Wire-Sculpture.com -- a wide range of affordable jewelry making tools and supplies. KnifemakingRon Reil's Propane Forges - Ron has an excellent site where he discusses various designs for propane forges. - Editor's Pick! The Complete Bladesmith: Forging Your Way to Perfection by Jim Hrisoulas. - comment - Editor's Pick! Master Bladesmith: Advanced Studies in Steel by Jim Hrisoulas. - Editor's Pick! Pattern Welded Blade by Jim Hrisoulas. - This is an outstanding book about making pattern welded steel and forging it into a blade. - Editor's Pick! Step-by-Step Knifemaking: You Can Do It! by David Boye. - I enjoyed the style of writing in this book and the clear presentation of how the author learned to make knives. The section on acid etching is excellent. - Editor's Pick! Ed Fowler's Knife Talk: The Art and Science of Knifemaking by Ed Fowler. The Wonder of Knifemaking by Wayne Goddard. - I haven't read this book, yet, but it comes highly recommended. MagazinesBlacksmith's Gazette - Monthly publication in newspaper form of useful information and announcements of interest to blacksmiths. NOMMA - National Ornamental and Misc. Metals Assoc. Mailing and Discussion GroupsABANA - Artist Blacksmith Association of North America. They have information about joining their mailing list, theForge, on the site. - Editor's Pick! ArtMetal - This is a great website and they host a great mailing list if you want to talk about artistic metalworking. There are some very talented and knowledgeable people on that list. The website has information about joining the mailing list. - Editor's Pick! Metalcasting List - for re-enactors interested in small scale, home based, metalcasting using those techniques in common practice prior to 1600 AD. Metalworking and MetalsmithingGold and Silver Spot Market at Kitco The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Workbook by Tim McCreight. - If I had to pick just one book that I thought should be in the library of everyone who shapes metal for artistic purposes, this would be my choice. It doesn't cover everything in depth as some other books do, but it provides a wonderful cross-section of metalsmithing that is presented in an easy-to-follow manner. I've bought several copies of this book and given them as gifts to friends who were interested in learning about working metal. This book is, obviously, highly recommended. - Editor's Pick! Metalwork for Craftsmen: A Step by Step Guide with 55 Projects by Emil F. Kronquist. OrganizationsABANA - Artist Blacksmith Association of North America ArtMetal - Editor's Pick! NOMMA - National Ornamental and Misc. Metals Assoc. SchoolsJohn C. Campbell Folk School - I love this school, and thousands of their students agree with the sentiment. They have a great staff, world-class instructors, and excellent facilities, all tucked away in a beautiful valley near Brasstown, North Carolina. If you want to learn a traditional art or craft, this is the place to go -- if the class isn't already full -- don't wait too late to register. Editor's Pick! Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Since 1951 Maine has been the home of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. For a long time Haystack, along with Penland in North Carolina, Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and a handful of other programs of national standing, were incubators for the two generations of craftspeople who created the American Crafts Renaissance. Penland School of Crafts - a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books & paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, educational outreach programs, and a craft gallery open to the public. SilverSmithingSociety of American Silversmiths SuppliersAcro Sales and Engineering, Inc. - Suppliers of solder, flux, pewter metal, babbitt metal, tin and solder paste, silver brazing alloys and other related products including various alloys useful for casting. Admiral Steel - Competitive pricing and excellent selection. They like to work with knifemakers. All-States Distributing Co. - Mag propane cutting and hardfacing system. - Save money by using a cutting torch made specifically for propane. Details on the site. This torch has been highly recommended by several people on theForge mailing list. Bonny Doon Engineering - designs & builds hydraulic die forming presses and related equipment and supplies for the metalsmith/jeweler/sculptor. Brownells, Inc. - Gunsmithing supplies. Catalog available. Excellent source for engraving and blueing supplies. They publish James Meek's excellent book on engraving. Campbell Hausfeld - over 5,000 powered equipment parts, service kits, and accessories.
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C. J. Products, Inc. - Jay Hayes will supply you with materials necessary for making a propane forge, including fittings and ITC-100 coating. - Email him at xmas4lites@earthlink.net for a price list. He is also a source of a variety of metals and metal products. Check with him for what is currently available. Centaur Forge, Ltd. - Anvils, forges, vises, blacksmith & farrier tools, books and supplies. Catalog available. The Eastwood Company - This is a great place to purchase beverly shears, body hammers, sand bags, buffing supplies, and many more things of interest to metalworkers and auto restorers. Also good source of polishing supplies for armourers and knifemakers. Ferric Chloride is available at Webtronics. Hand Engraving Impact Tools (AirGravers) - Hand Engraving Gravers and Tools that are unsurpassable for banknote engraving and yet capable to deliver power needed for bold hand engraving, bright cut engraving, jewelry work and stone setting. Harbor Freight Tools - Supplier of all manner of tools. Catalog available. - I've had mixed results with what I've purchased from them. Some of the tools have been excellent and others have broken in a few weeks. On the whole, I still like the company. Hypertherm Plasma Cutting Systems Kayne & Son Hardware - Suppliers of Peddinghaus anvils, tongs, hammers etc at discount, NC Tool gas forges, swage blocks, and various supplies including pyramid head screws and rivets. They manufacture an excellent air hammer, known as The Big Blue/Old Blue. They ship and take Visa and MasterCard. All items are discounted. Catalog available or call for prices. Source for excellent blacksmithing coal. Lehman's Hardware - Lehman's serves the plain and Amish communities with a variety of non-electric appliances, hardware and other hard-to-find items. Ask for their Non-Electric Catalog. The Lincoln Electric Company - Manufacturers of fine welders. Lots of information on their web site. Metalworking Suppliers List - Dr. Mark Williams maintains an extensive, and searchable, list of suppliers that is hosted by ABANA. Click the link to go to ABANA's site and click on the Suppliers Search button. Mark has done an excellent job of finding, organizing, and maintaining this suppliers list, and I don't think you'll find a better listing anywhere on the Internet. - Editor's Pick! MSC Industrial Supply Company - Suppliers of everything from nuts & bolts to machinery. Their catalog runs to 3000 pages. Paramount Machinery Corporation - Good source of used machinery. They usually have Pexto everything, Beverly shears, circle shears, Hossfeld, and Diacro benders. Rio Grande Albuquerque - Good source of mail order tools, findings, and metal. Fast service, good color catalogs. This is one of my favorite sources, even though their prices may be a little higher. I've come to depend upon their service and quality. - Editor's Pick! Southern Tool Steel - a distributor of tool steels, carbon steels, alloy steels, aluminum, stainless, copper, brass, bronze, nickel alloys, high temperature alloys, and other specialty metals and plastics of almost every type. The specialize in cut pieces with no minimum order requirement. No order is too large or small. - Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tempil Division , Big Three Industries, Inc. - Supplier of temperature sensing crayons and other temperature indicating supplies. Texas Knifemakers Supply - The complete source of custom knife making supplies for professional and amateur knifemakers. Tool King TP Tools - Quality restoration tools and equipment, including abrasive blasting, air tools, welding and plasma equipment, and much more for the metalworker. Zap Plasmatherm - The best source I've found for affordable consumables for plasma torches. Excellent quality and great prices. Blacksmith, Metalsmithing, and Knifemaking Supplies and ToolsThe Eastwood Company - This is a great place to purchase beverly shears, body hammers, sand bags, buffing supplies, and many more things of interest to metalworkers and auto restorers. Also good source of polishing supplies for armourers and knifemakers. Harbor Freight -- supplier of low-cost, imported Chinese tools. R. J. Leahy Company - Rivets Roper Whitney of Rockford, Inc. Southern Tool Steel - a distributor of tool steels, carbon steels, alloy steels, aluminum, stainless, copper, brass, bronze, nickel alloys, high temperature alloys, and other specialty metals and plastics of almost every type. The specialize in cut pieces with no minimum order requirement. No order is too large or small. - Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. TinsmithingShop Drawings of Shaker Iron and Tinware by Ejner Handberg and Charles A. Hartwell. Tin Craft: A Workbook by Fern-Rae Abraham. The Tinsmith's Helper and Pattern Book: With Useful Rules, Diagrams and Tables by H. K. Vosburgh.
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