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Get to know the ultimate skill for using your own two hands! The Art and Craft of the Blacksmith introduces fundamental blacksmithing tools and techniques, simple projects to practice and build a skill base, as well as a gallery showcasing inspiring artists using innovative techniques today. Craftspeople making the transition from interest to hobby will find both inspiration and practical how-to projects in this comprehensive reference to ironwork. Beginning with an overview of iron and the traditions of historical forging, master blacksmith Robert Thomas offers everything you need to get started or to take your work to the next level.



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Robert Thomas

Robert Thomas is the author of Door to Door (2002, Fordham University Press) , selected by Yusef Komunyakaa as winner of the Poets Out Loud Prize, Dragging the Lake (2006, Carnegie Mellon University Press) , and Bridge (BOA Editions, 2014) . He has received a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and won a Pushcart Prize. He lives with his wife in Oakland, California, and works as a legal secretary in San Francisco.



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