Pieh Tool

Menten

468 examples from L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui capture geometric, prismatic Art Deco of 20's and 30's.  Gardens, dwellings, interiors, furniture, fabrics, stained glass, sculpture, jewelry, graphics by Brandt, Chareau, Fouquet, Vuitton-171 other artists, architects, and designers.  Over 400 photographs.

Epps

37 minutes
VHS

Continuing in the vein of its companion video, Leaves and Flowers, this tape demonstrates some insect and bird motifs that can be used and adapted for whimsical decorative work and garden-themed pieces. Epps is shown creating critters such as a scorpion, a garden snail and a dragonfly, as well as a hummingbird and two types of swans. These projects range from the extremely simple to the complex , and offer a quick way to add lots of ornamental appeal to a decorative project. Some of these items are used by the artist at demos as quick crowd-pleasers as well, taking only two or three heats to complete. A brief "chalkboard" segment enhances the viewer's learning opportunity by outlining the steps in creating each item, and enhanced video and sound make Epps' instructions clear and easy to follow. A must-have for the hobbyist or professional!

The Peck, Stow & Wilcox Company was the unquestioned leader in the manufacture of tools for tinsmiths and sheet metal workers.  This massive catalog reprint illustrates their full product line at the peak of their production.  Included are seamers, wiring machines, hand tools or every description, foot powered shears and much, much more. 

Ciscato

You know Giuseppe Ciscato from the best selling books he has edited: Italian Masters of Wrought Iron, Italian Wrought Iron Beds and Bedroom Accessories, and The Magic of Italian Wrought Iron. You may also know that a good number of the pieces in those books were designed by Ciscato and forged by other blacksmiths.

This is a book of two decades worth of Giuseppe Ciscato's original and innovative designs which smiths are free to use and interpret as they wish. There is only one page of text (in Italian) in this 160 page book. Most designs are in color.

Hasteners, idlebacks, washing bats and goffering machines all had a place in the Victorian household but few people now recognize them or appreciate their usefulness to our great grandparents.  The author has assembled photographs of many such bygones, with a commentary on their place in the domestic economy.  This title has sold over 65,000 copies.

214 pages
6 x 9 inches
Soft cover
Fully illustrated

Tinware, Tin, Toys, Tin Kitchen, Household, Toilet and Britannia Ware, Tinners Tools, Supplies & Machines. Founded in 1833, the Dover Stamping Co. was, by 1869, one of the leading American manufacturers and distributors of houseware goods and tinner's tools and machines.

Deas

This book, reprinted from the original 1941 edition, is an important contribution to the history of Southern ironwork. Deas concerns himself with the period from the 1750's through the 1830's. There is a wealth of illustrations for the blacksmith and designer. Most pieces are traced to their earlier sources and then discussed in relation to the influence they may have exerted on later pieces.

Chronicle

Fifty-five fascinating and informative articles on early tools and trades, selected from several thousand published in the journal of the Early American Industries Association over the past 60 years. 

University of Georgia Public TV Series on PBS

VHS (2)

Host Alan Rogers, a professional blacksmith, introduces you to working  blacksmiths around the worlds art and industry, shows how metalwork is part of our lives and points out remarkable examples of the blacksmith's craft.  The program visits workshops filled with glowing metal, flying sparks, and ringing hammers. You will learn how to get started in the craft as well as the basics of working metal. 

Colonial Williamsburg

32 min
VHS

James Anderson was a blacksmith and entrepreneur whose shop grew into a small industrial complex just off of the Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg. For Colonial Williamsburg the problem in interpreting this important business was that nothing remained of the shop but some traces of
a foundation. Detective work by historians, archaeologists, and architectural historians provided the plans, and Colonial Williamsburg's housewrights did the rest. They built a new eighteenth-century building using the same tools, materials, and skills as their colonial counterparts, and transformed the construction into a hands-on adventure in history for visitors.

This book is a classic, loaded with photos, drawings and engravings of engines, and all the components that go into IC engine construction. You even get info. on propellers for marine engines and use of steam engine indicators on IC engines. Also included is an illustrated chapter on converting coal into producer gas. The last chapter is a great research tool. You get the dates, numbers and inventor names of several thousand engine patents granted between 1875 and 1910. You get NO details however. This can be useful if you are researching the output of a particular inventor, say, Diesel. Great book. Loaded with rare information of all
types.

A collection fo 569 all new, original, how-to Kinks, with 332 illustrations, plus 64 pages of latest instructions on a variety of processes - from Color Case Hardening to applying Bake-On finishes to a whole chapter dedicated to advice on running your shop, and increasing profits.  You'll find 133 pages with 167 job-specific Kinks for handguns, rifles, and shotguns; a method to keep tiny springs and parts from vaporizing into space, tricks to make your drill press more versatile, some sample dream shop layouts; and that's just a very partial list.

Colonial Williamsburg

37 minutes
VHS

The second in a series of three videos.  This is a realistic dramatization of life in Colonial Virginia. In this story a young boy learns about the role of the blacksmith in an agricultural frontier community.  The master blacksmith, John Allgood, and his journeyman assistant and his apprentice, teach the boy about the vital link between the blacksmith's work and the life of the colony. 

Don Meador

Meador shows how to identify the batteries that have carbon rods, how to remove them, and how to clean them. The rods can then be ground up to make graphite powder, or the rods can be coated with brass so that they can be used to make electric arcs for lighting and arc welding.

Baur

This beautifully illustrated book documents the progression of metal candlesticks and chandeliers from Roman times through the centuries to the present.  From the beginnings of candles to the variety of metals used to make their holders, the discussions in this book are informative and clearly explained. 

Gingery

Build a horizontal milling machine with 2 3/8" x 12" worktable.  Eight speeds from 43 to 2430 rpm.  Can make a .035" cut with 3" face mill in steel without chatter!  A real performer that you can build yourself.

Whitaker

The biography of Francis Whitaker as told to Gary Mansfield. Francis is a living legend--he actually has been nominated as a "Living Treasure", under a program of the National Endowment for the Arts.

This book is reminiscences, both fascinating and inspiring, with photographs of Francis and his work.

Bookout

It is chock-full of things to make your gun building endeavors quicker, easier and more efficient.  It was reviewed in the October, 1998 issue of Muzzle Blasts magazine and in the November, 2002 issue of  Muzzle Loader. Many of the projects when completed will serve you for a lifetime! This book has found homes in so many countries that to count 'em, would make yourhead swim!

Bowles & Carver

163 pages, 8-1/8 x 11 (Paperback)

Popular 18th century engravings:  folk humor, chapbook stories, nursery rhymes, oddities, costumes, stage situations, puzzles and more.