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Wydawca: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Data wydania: 08.10.2026
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
EAN: 9781577159070
Opis
Opis
Forge smarter, not harder. This modern guide to blacksmithing gives you the practical systems, techniques, and shop-tested mindset you need to build skill, increase efficiency, and create better work at the forge.
Blacksmithing is one of humanity’s oldest trade, but it remains one of the most adaptable. In The Master Blacksmith, Nicholas Wicks presents blacksmithing as both a traditional craft and a modern production practice, combining time-honored techniques with lessons drawn from manufacturing, design, and workshop management.
Rather than treating blacksmithing as an isolated art, Wicks teaches you to see it as working system where heat, time, tools and material all need to be managed with intention. He will teach you how to think in heats, optimize tool setups, and apply "shop ecology"principles to eliminate waste and increase consistency.
Part manual, part philosophy, and part toolkit, the book covers:
The relationship between heat, time, and control in forging
The value and economics of handmade work in a mechanized world
Systems thinking for a more efficient blacksmithing shop
Tool- and jig-making for repeatable results
Design strategies for scaling handmade production without sacrificing craft
Throughout, Wicks shows that "production" and "handmade" are not opposing ideals. With the right systems in place, smiths can build sustainable business practices, improve consistency, and preserve the integrity of hand-forged work.
Ideal for serious hobbyists, working blacksmiths, and makers ready to refine their process, The Master Blacksmith offers a practical new model for the twenty-first-century smith: rooted in tradition, focused on efficiency, and built for long-term growth.
Expertly written, beautifully illustrated, and deeply practical, this book reframes blacksmithing as a craft of systems, where every heat counts, every tool has a purpose, and every hammer blow contributes to a larger rhythm of making.
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Blacksmithing is one of humanity’s oldest trade, but it remains one of the most adaptable. In The Master Blacksmith, Nicholas Wicks presents blacksmithing as both a traditional craft and a modern production practice, combining time-honored techniques with lessons drawn from manufacturing, design, and workshop management.
Rather than treating blacksmithing as an isolated art, Wicks teaches you to see it as working system where heat, time, tools and material all need to be managed with intention. He will teach you how to think in heats, optimize tool setups, and apply "shop ecology"principles to eliminate waste and increase consistency.
Part manual, part philosophy, and part toolkit, the book covers:
The relationship between heat, time, and control in forging
The value and economics of handmade work in a mechanized world
Systems thinking for a more efficient blacksmithing shop
Tool- and jig-making for repeatable results
Design strategies for scaling handmade production without sacrificing craft
Throughout, Wicks shows that "production" and "handmade" are not opposing ideals. With the right systems in place, smiths can build sustainable business practices, improve consistency, and preserve the integrity of hand-forged work.
Ideal for serious hobbyists, working blacksmiths, and makers ready to refine their process, The Master Blacksmith offers a practical new model for the twenty-first-century smith: rooted in tradition, focused on efficiency, and built for long-term growth.
Expertly written, beautifully illustrated, and deeply practical, this book reframes blacksmithing as a craft of systems, where every heat counts, every tool has a purpose, and every hammer blow contributes to a larger rhythm of making.
Producent/osoba odpowiedzialna za bezpieczeństwo produktu
Customer services - GPSR
office@wts-tax.si
+0038659071705
Szczegóły
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Data wydania: 08.10.2026
Liczba stron: 176
Wymiary: 20.3x25.4
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
Wydawca: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
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Tytuł:The Master Blacksmith
EAN: 9781577159070
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