Resources
The following instructional books and DVD's are maintained in the guild's library. They are available for checkout to guild members. See Waltteri Vakki.
Reference Texts:
ASM Handbook 9th Edition, Vol 1:
Properties and Selections: Irons & Steels
ASM Handbook 9th Edition, Vol 2:
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Pure Metals
ASM Handbook 9th Edition, Vol 3:
Properties and Selection: Stainless Steels, Tool Materials and Special-Purpose Metals
ASM Handbook 9th Edition, Vol 4:
Heat Treating
ASM Handbook 9th Edition, Vol 5:
Surface Cleaning, Finishing, and Coating
ASM Metals Reference Book
Second Edition
Practical Heat Treating, ASM
2020
Modern Physical Metallurgy, Fourth Edition
R.E. Smallman, 1985
Steel and its Heat Treatment, Bofors Handbook
1975
Metal Plating and Patination: Cultural, Technical and Historical Developments
DVD's:
Bob Gunter (Disk 1 of 4)
Bob Gunter (Disk 2 of 4)
Bob Gunter (Disk 3 of 4)
Bob Gunter (Disk 4 of 4)
Bill Epps: Animal Heads
Bill Epps: Leaves & Flowers
Bill Epps: Bugs & Birds
Blacksmith's Journal Volume 1 *
Blacksmith's Journal Volume 3
Bill Epps: Making Tongs
Forge & Anvil: Basics, Tools, Welcome, Blacksmithing in America (Disk 1)
Forge & Anvil: Horseshoe, Charlston, Rural Heritage, DIY, Smoke Soot Steel (Disk 2)
Forge & Anvil: Iron Details, Furniture & More, Ye Olde Blacksmith (Disk 3)
Williamsburg Cooper/Gunsmith
Almanac: Armor; Modern Masters (Eng)
The Traditional Crafts of Japan *
Marshall Abel: Forging Stone Cutting Tools *
Sheet Metal Basics: Hand Tools *
Professional Machine Shop: Into to the Lathe (Disk 1) *
Professional Machine Shop: Cutters and Measuring (Disk 2) *
Professional Machine Shop: Leveling the Lathe (Disk 3) *
Professional Machine Shop: Chucks, Facing, Cutting Fluids (Disk 4) *
Professional Machine Shop: Manual Feeds, Tapers (Disk 5) *
Professional Machine Shop: 60 Degree Taper, Threading (Disk 6) *
Professional Machine Shop: Tapping, Boring, Knurling (Disk 7) *
Professional Machine Shop: Knurling (Disk 8) *
Forging Damascus (Hrisoulas) Disk 1 of 3
Forging Damascus (Hrisoulas) Disk 2 of 3
Forging Damascus (Hrisoulas) Disk 3 of 3
The Wire Hunting Damascus Knife (Goddard) Disk 1
The Wire Hunting Damascus Knife (Goddard) Disk 2
Knifemaking (White)
How to Work w/ Wrought Iron Intro to the Hossfeld Bender
Covell: Working w/ Tubing Covell: The Steve Davis Shop Tour; In the Shop w/ Craig Naff (Part 1)
Covell: In the Shop w/ Craig Naff (Part 2); Richie Willit
18th Century Hardware (Darnell) Disk 1
18th Century Hardware (Darnell) Disk 2
18th Century Hardware (Darnell) Disk 3
Forge Welding w/ Dorothy Steigler (Disk 1)
Forge Welding w/ Dorothy Steigler (Disk 2)
Forge Welding w/ Bob Patrick
Doug Hendrickson Kitchen Iron 1
Doug Hendrickson Kitchen Iron 2
Jal Harris Traditional Scrollwork Disk 1 of 2
Jal Harris Traditional Scrollwork Disk 2 of 2
David Thompson Working Tubing, Pipe, etc. (Bob Fredell)
Doug Merkel 2000 WMBA Nail Making, Nail Making Tool, Making Hammer, Trammel
Bill Epps 2005 BAM Brubaker UMBA 2002 Pipe Bending/Making Gigs
How to Forge a Frontier Style Tomahawk
RD105 Clay SpencerTire Hammer use & Tools
Ox Forge Special Operations, Bowie
RD52 99 UMBA, David Thompson/Bob Fredell: Tubing, Pipe & etc.
Home Workshop Knifemaking (Disk I and II of 2)
Blacksmithing Primer (Disk I & II of 3)
Blacksmithing Primer (Disk III of 3)
Custom Knife Sheaths with Chuck Burrows (Disk I & II of 2)
Scottish Iron
Persimmon forge Pedal Hammer
Hammerform
RD3 Paul Hubler: Shovel Making & Other
Elmer Roush: Hardware & Fixtures, Dragon, Wizard, Lily
Blacksmith's Journal Techniques Vol II
Making a Knife with Bill Moran
Metal Body Tech
How to Work with Wrought Iron
The HOFI Hammer and the HOFI Ergonomic Technique for Moving Metal
International Textbook Series Books:
175C Measuring Instruments
176 Drilling Machines and Practice
177B Lathe Work - I
178B Lathe Work - II
180 Planers and Planer Practice
181B Shaper, Slotter, and Boring-Mill Work
182 Milling Machines and Equipment
183 Milling Machine Practice and Work
184C Grinding Equipment and Practice
185 Gear Calculations and Cutting
186 Bench Work
187 Erecting
193 Patternmaking Equipment and Operations
205C Shop Equipment - Hand Forging - Tool Dressing
206C Tempering and Heat Treating of Steel
Audel's Plumbers and Steam Fitters Guide Series Books:
1 Mathematics, Physics, Materials, Tools, Lead Work
2 Water Supply, Drainage, Rough Work, Tests
3 Pipe Fitting, Heating, Ventilation, Code, Regulations
4 Gas, Sheet Metal Work, Welding, Motors
Machine Tool Reconditioning
Connelly 1953
The Science of Precision Measurement
The DoALL Company 1953
Holes, Contours, and Surfaces
Moore 1955
The Building Mechanics' Ready Reference
Richey
American Machinists' Handbook
Colvin and Stanley 1940
The Use of Handbook Tables and Formulas
Amiss and Jones 1939
Professional Smithing
Donald Streeter
Antique Iron
Schiffer
Complete Blacksmith
J. Hrisoulas
The Art of Blacksmithing
Bealer 1995
The Complete Modern Blacksmith
Weygers 1997
Wrought Iron in Architecture
Geerlings 1929
Forge Craft
Crowe 1913
Treasury of Ironwork Designs
Grafton 1992
Wrought Iron Artistry
Schmirler 1983
Schmiede-und Schlosserarbeiten
Hans Scheel 1959
Wrought Iron Designs
Norm Larson 1873
Art in Iron Volume III
Norm Larson 1934
Art in Iron Volume IV
Norm Larson 1932