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Compiled by Verl Underwood, additions by Chief Hughes & Bill Walter, edited by Page Thomas & Lud Pietz
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24 Blacksmithing Projects; Blandford, Percy W. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, Inc., 1988.

A Book of Tools, Machinery and Supplies; 1895. Strelinger, Chas A. [n.p.]: Chas. A. Strelinger; reprinted by Lindsay Publications, 1991.

A Historical Guide to Wagon Hardware & Blacksmith Supplies; Spivey, Towana. Lawton, OK: Museum of the Great Plains, 1979.

A Textbook on Shop & Foundry Practice; International Textbook Co.,Scranton, PA International Textbook Co., 1903.

Agricultural Hand Tools; Brigden, Roy. England, Shire Publications (Shire Album #100), 1983.

American Blacksmithing and Twentieth Century Toolsmith and Steelworker; Both complete in one volume. Techniques and Mechanics of the Craft with Descriptive Line Drawings. Holstrom, John Gustaf and Henry Holford. New York, Greenwich House, Distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc., 1982.

American Farm Tools, from Hand-Power to Steam-Power; Hurt, P. Douglas. Manhattan, Kansas. Sunflower University Press, 1982.

The American Historical Supply Catalogue, A Nineteenth-Century Sourcebook Newly Manufactured Items from the Past, Available today, more than 350 Illustrations; American Historical Supply Catalog. New York, Schocken Books, 1894.

Ancient Carpenters' Tools, together with Lumbermen's, Joiners', and Cabinet Makers' Tools in use in the Eighteenth Century; Mercer, Henry C. [n.p.]: Pub. for the Bucks County Historical Society by Horizon Press, 1929, 5th ed. 1975.

Antique Collectible Stanley Tools, A Guide to Identity and Value; Walter, John. Marietta, OH. The Tool Merchant, 1990.

Antique Iron, Survey of American and English Forms; Schiffer, Herbert and Peter and Nancy Schiffer. Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co., 1979.

The Antique Tool Collector's Guide to Values; Barlow, Ronald S. El Cajon, CA: Windmill Publishing Company, 1991.

The Art of Blacksmithing; Bealer, Alex W., New York: Funk, Wagnalls, 1969, 1976.

Basic Blacksmithing, an Introduction to Toolmaking; Harris, David & Heer, Bernhard.

Bent Iron Work, Including Elementary Art Metal Work, With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams; Hasluck, Paul N. [n.p.]: David McKay, Publisher, 1911.

Between Anvil and Forge, Pictorial Remembrances of the Blacksmith Shop; Fannin, Angela Farris. Austin TX, Eakin Press, 1987.

The Blacksmith, Ironworker and Farrier; Watson, Aldren A. New York and London W. W. Norton Co., 1968, 1977, 1990.

The Blacksmith & His Art; Hawley, J. E. [n.p.]: J. E. Hawley Publisher, [n.d.].

Blacksmith in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg, An Account of His Life, Times & of His Craft; Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V., Colonial Williamsburg.

Blacksmith Shop, Iron Forging; International Correspondence Schools. [n.p.], International Correspondence Schools, 1906, reprinted by Lindsay Publications.

Blacksmithing, A Manual for Use in School and Shop; Selvidge, R.W., Peoria, IL: Manual Arts Press.

Blacksmithing for the Home Craftsman; Pehoski, Joe. [n.p.]: Privately printed, 1973.

The Blacksmithing Instructor's Guide, 16 Lessons.

Blacksmithing Made Easy; International Correspondence Schools Scranton, PA: International Correspondence Schools, Dec, 1991.

Blacksmithing Merit Badge Book; Boy Scouts of America. [n.p.], Boy Scouts of America, 1930.

Blacksmithing; Drew, James M. [n.p.]: Webb Book Publishing Co., 1935; 1943; reprinted by Norm Larson.

Blacksmiths' and Farriers' Tools at Shelburne Museum, A History of their Development from Forge to Factory; Smith, H. P. Bradley. [n.p.]: Shelburne Museum, Inc., 1991.

Blacksmith's Cookbook, The Recipes in Iron; Whitaker, Francis. Vail, CO: Jim Fleming Publications, 1986.

The Blacksmith's Craft, Fundamentals and Techniques; COSIRA. Salisbury, England. Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, 1952.

The Book of Fire; Cottrell, William H., Jr. [n.p.]: Mountain Press in cooperation with the National Park Foundation, 1989.

Champion Blower and Forge Co., Catalog; January 1, 1909. Champion Blower and Forge Co., Lancaster, PA. Champion Blower and Forge Co., 1909, Reprint [1980?].

Charcoal and Charcoal Burning; Kelley, D. W., England. Shire Publications (Shire Album #159), 1986.

Colonial and Early American Lighting; Hayward, Arthur H. New York: Dover Publications, 1923, 1924, 1962.

Colonial Living; Tunis, Edwin. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1957. Underhill, Roy. Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, [n.d.].

The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting; Lungwitz, A. and Charles F. Adams, illustrators. New York, Bonanzi Book, 1981.

Country Blacksmithing, A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Working with Iron; McRaven, Charles. New York; Harper Row, 1981.

Decorative Antique Ironwork, A Pictorial Treasury; D'Allemagne, Henry R. New York. Dover Publications.

Decorative Ironwork, Design and Technique; COSIRA. Salisbury, England. Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, 1952.

Decorative Wrought Iron Work, Working Drawings and Working Notes on the Making of Simple, Useful Articles from Wrought Iron, Brass, and Copper; Googerty, Thomas F. [n.p.], The Manual Arts Press, 1937, reprinted by Jim Fleming.

Early American Fireplaces; Ladd, Paul R., New York, Hasting House, 1977.

Early American Wrought Iron. Three volumes in one, 640 plates with over 3,000 illustrations; Sonn, Albert H. [n.p.], Golden Age Arms, Co., Inc., 1928.

Early Tools and Equipment, An Era of Self-Sufficiency; Smith, Elmer L. Lebanon PA., Applied Arts Publishers, 1981.

Elementary Forge Pactice, A Text-Book for Technical and Vocational School; Harcourt, Robert H. [n.p.], Mechanical Engineering Dept., Stanford Univ., The Manual Arts Press, 1917, 1920, 1938, reprinted by Yonna Valley Forge.

Elementary Forge Practice; Bacon, John Lord[ n.p.], John L. Bacon, 1904, 1908, reprinted by Lindsay Publications, 1986.

Elementary Wrought Iron; Bollinger, J. W. [n.p.], [1930?], reprinted by Norm Larson?.

Farm Machinery Text and Handbook; Cook, G. C. and L. L. Scranton and H. F. McColly. Danville, IL., Interstate Printers, Publishers, 1946.

Forging, A Practical Treatise on Hand Forging of Wrought Iron, Machine Steel, and Tool Steel, Drop Forging, and Heat Treatment of Steel, including Annealing, Hardening and Tempering; Bacon, John Lord. Chicago, American Technical Society, 1933.

The Forgotten Crafts, A Practical Guide to Traditional Skills; Seymore, John. New York, Portland House, 1990.

Forgotten Household Crafts, A Portrail of the Way We Once Lived; Seymour, John. [n.p.], Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

Foxfire 5, Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting, etc.; Wigginton, Eliot. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press-Doubleday, 1979.

Frontier Living. Tunis, Edwin, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1961; Chapel Hill and London: University of North Carolina Press, [n.d.].

Getting the Most Out of Your Abrasive Tools. Brown, Sam. [n.p.]: Delta Power Tool Div., Rockwell Mfg. Co. (Delta-Craft Publication), 1939; Lindsay Publications, 1990.

Granny's Recipes, Remedies, and Helpful Hints, A Treasury of Country Lore and Wisdom; Cross, Jean. New York, Weathervane Books, Div. of Crown Publishers.

The Great Tool Emporium; Manners, David. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979.

Hammer Work. International Textbook Company. [n.p.]: International Textbook Company, 1906; reprinted by Lindsay Publications.

Hand Tools, Their Ways and Working, More than 450 illustrations by the author; Watson, Aldren A. New York, Portland House, Div. of Crown Publishers, 1982.

Handbook for Drillers; Cleveland Twist Drill Co. [n.p.], Cleveland Twist Drill Co, 1925, reprinted by Lindsay Publications, 1989.

Hardening, Tempering, Annealing and Forging of Steel; Woodworth, Joseph V. [n.p.], Norman W. Henley, 1902, reprinted by Lindsay Publications, 1990.

Henley's Formulas for Home and Workshop, Containing Ten Thousand Selected Household, Workshop and Scientific Formulas, Trade Secrets, Food and Chemical Recipes, Processes and Money Saving Ideas, A Valuable Reference Book for the Home, the Factory, the Office, and the Workshop; Hiscox, Gardner D. [n.p.], Crown Publishers, 1907, revised 1927, 1979.

The Home and Farm Manual, A Practical Encyclopedia of Farm, Garden, Household, Architectural, Legal, Medical and Social Information, with More Than Twelve Hundred Engravings; Classic 1884 Edition. Periam, Jonathan. New York, Greenwich House, Div. of Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984.

Hooks, Rings and Other Things, An Illustrated Index of New England Iron; Barnes, Frank T.Hannover, MA, The Christopher Publishing House, 1988.

Household Tools and Tasks, in the Days of Self-Sufficiency; Smith, Elmer L. Lebanon, PA: Applied Arts Publishers, 1984.

How to Sell What You Make: The Business of Marketing Crafts. Gerhards, Paul. [n.p.], Stackpole Books, 1990.

Iron Menagerie, Step by Step Instruction; Guild of Metalsmiths. St. Paul, MN: Guild of Metalsmiths, 1992.

Ironwork; Meilach, Donna Z.

Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog, Merchandise Reflecting an Undying Culture, a Reverence for Tradition, and Sensible Ways to Meet Todays Needs; Lehman's Hardware and Appliances, Inc., Kidron, OH., Kidron, OH, Lehman's Hardware and Appliances, Inc., [n.d.].

The Making of Tools; Weygers, Alexander G., New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1973.

Metal Techniques for Craftsmen, A Basic Manual on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals; Untracht, Oppi, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday.

Metallurgy of Steel; McMillan, Orin W. International Correspondence Schools Scranton, PA: International Correspondence Schools, 1944.

Millard's Implement Directory, Dallas, Texas, Vol. XV, 1916. Millard's Implement, Dallas Texas. Kansas City: Implement Trade Journal Company, 1916.

The Modern Blacksmith, Weygers, Alexander G., New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974.

Modern Equipment for Schools of Mechanical Technology, Catalog; Buffalo Forge Company. Buffalo, N.Y., Buffalo Forge Company, 1916; reprinted by Jim Fleming Publications.

Montgomery Ward Catalog, Buyers Guide No. 56, Fall, Winter, 1894-95; Montgomery Ward Co., Northfield, IL: Republished by The Gun Digest Company, 1970.

Montgomery Ward Catalog No. 57; Catalog and Buyers' Guide for Spring, Summer, 1895; Unabridged Facsimile. Montgomery Ward, Co. New York, Republished by Dover Publications, Inc., 1969.

Museum of Early American Tools, A Reverence for Wood, Our Vanishing Landscape, Diary of an Early American Boy; Sloane, Eric. New York, Ballantine Books, 1964.

New Edge of the Anvil, A Resource Book for the Blacksmith, 1994, SkipJack Press, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 1-800-247-6553. A completely rewritten edition with 8 portflios of important historical and contemporary smiths.

New Orleans Decorative Ironwork; Rebus, Inc. Los Angeles, Ca.. The Knapp Press, 1984.

Nuts and Bolts of the Past, A History of American Technology, 1776-1860; Hawke, David Freeman. New York, Harper Row, 1988.

The Old Ways of Working Wood, Techniques and Tools of a Time-Honored Craft; Bealer, Alex W., ed., New York, Bonanza Books, 1980.

Out of the Fiery Furnace; Raymond, Robert.

The Practical Blacksmith, Comprising the Latest and Most Valuable Recipes for the Iron and Steel Worker; Young, D. W. Ohio, U.B. Publishing House, 1896, reprinted by Yonna Valley Forge, Bonanza Or.

Practical Blacksmithing, The Original Classic in One Volume; Richardson, M. T. New York, Crown Publishers (Weathervane edition), 1978.

Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking, A Complete Guide to the Tricks of the Trades, From the Basics on Metals, Alloys, and the Metalworking Process to Projects You Can Make; Blandford, Percy W., Blue Ridge Summit, PA, TAB Books, Inc., [n.d.].

Practical Forging and Art Smithing; Googerty, Thomas F. [n.p.]. Bruce Publishing Co, 1915, reprinted.

Practical Projects for the Blacksmith; Tucker, Ted. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, 1980.

Professional Smithing, Traditional Techniques for Decorative Ironwork, Whitesmithing, Hardware, Toolmaking, and Locksmithing; Streeter, Donald. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980.

Puzzles, Old and New: How to Make and Solve Them; Slocum, Jerry and Jack Bothermans. [n.p.], Distributed by the University of Washington Press, 1986.

The Razor Edge Book of Sharpening, Let the Pro Show You How to put a Keen Edge on the Dullest Tool; Juranitch, John. [n.d.]: Warner Books, A Warner Communications Company.

The Recycling, Use, and Repair of Tools; Weygers, Alexander G., New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1973.

Restoring, Tuning, Using Classic Woodworking Tools; Dunbar, Michael. New York, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1989.

Rodale's Book of Practical Formulas, Easy to Make, Easy to use Recipes for Hundreds of Everday Activities and Tasks; Bakule, Paula Driefus. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, 1991.

Sears and Roebuck Catalog, No. 111, 1902; Sears and Roebuck and Co. New York, Reprint by Bounty Books, Crown Publishers, 1986.

Sears, and Roebuck Catalog, No. 118, Consumers guide, 1909; Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill N.Y. Edited and reprinted by Jeffrey Feinman, [n.d.].

Shop Savvy, Techniques and Jigs for Woodworking and Metalworkers; Moungovan, Roy. New York: Popular Science, Sterling Publishers Co., Inc., 1989.

The Steel Square Theories, Practical Use, Fully Illustrated; Sliegele, H. H. New York, Home Craftsman Series, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1988.

The Din of a Smithy; Stevenson, J. A. P. London. Chapman Hall, 1932. Reprint by Yonna Valley Forge, Bonanza OR.

The Way Things Work, From Levers to Lasers, Cars to Computers, A Visual Guide to the World of Machines; MacAulay, David. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1988.

To Draw, Upset and Weld, The Work of the Pennsylvania Rural Blacksmith 1742-1935; Lasansky, Jeannette. Lewisburg, PA. Published by the Oral Traditions Project of the Union County Historical Society, Court House, 1980.

Tool Dressing, International Textbook Company; [n.p.], International Textbook Company, 1906, reprinted by Lindsay Publications.

Tools, Machinery, Blacksmiths Supplies Catalog; Sears, Roebuck and Co. Chicago, Sears Roebuck and Co., 1915, reprinted by a co-op project of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Assn., and ABANA in Feb. 1985.

Tools that Started the Twentieth Century; Lyon, Jean. Santa Fe, NM, The Lighting Tree, 1976.

The Victorian Ironmonger; Meadows, Cecil A. England, Shire Publications (Shire Album #32), 1978, 1984.

Vise Work; Rose, Joshua. [n.p.], Reprinted by Lindsay Publications, 1989.

The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop, How to Start with a Tree and an Axe and Make One Thing After Another Until You Have a House and Everything in It; Underhill, Roy. Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, [n.d.]

The Woodwright's Companion, Exploring Traditional Woodcraft; Underhill, Roy. Chapel Hill and London. University of North Carolina Press, [n.d.].

The Woodwright's Shop, A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft; Underhill, Roy. Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, [n.d.].

The Woodwright's Workbook, Further Explorations in Traditional Woodcraft; Underhill, Roy. Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, [n.d.].

Workshop Math; Scharff, Robert. New York, Popular Science, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, reprint 1989.

Workshops Formulas, Tips and Data; Swezey, Kenneth M. New York, Popular Science Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1989.

Wrought Iron, Its Manufacture, Characteristics and Applications; Aston, James. Pittsburg, PA, A.M. Beyers, 1939.

Wrought Ironwork, Forms - Production - Assembly; COSIRA, Salisbury, England, Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, 1952.



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