Farm Blacksmithing is a comprehensive textbook and problem book written by John Frank Friese in 1921. The book is intended for students in agricultural schools and colleges, technical schools, and farmers who wish to learn the art of blacksmithing. The book covers a wide range of topics related to blacksmithing, including the tools and equipment needed for the trade, the properties and uses of different metals, and the various techniques used in forging and shaping metal. In addition to providing detailed instructions and illustrations for each technique, the book also includes a variety of practical exercises and problems for students to solve. These problems range from simple tasks like making a nail or hook to more complex projects like building a wagon wheel or repairing farm machinery. Overall, Farm Blacksmithing is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning the traditional craft of blacksmithing, particularly those in the agricultural industry. The book provides a practical and hands-on approach to learning the skills needed to become a successful blacksmith, making it an essential read for students and farmers alike.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
This special re-print edition of “Farm Blacksmithing” by John F. Friese was written in 1921, making it almost a century old. This rare book, is an essential for all Blacksmithing history buffs, and is filled, not only with practical information and instruction, but many projects to make too. This book covers topics including Tools for the Farm Blacksmithing Shop, Building a Fire, Blacksmith Operations, Projects, Hardening and Tempering, and many more. Also included lots of photographs and diagrams. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed.
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Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9781164152835
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