(Part 2) Best metal work books according to redditors
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If you move the decimal over. This is about 1,000 in books...
(If I had to pick a few for 100 bucks: encyclopedia of country living, survival medicine, wilderness medicine, ball preservation, art of fermentation, a few mushroom and foraging books.)
Medical:
Where there is no doctor
Where there is no dentist
Emergency War Surgery
The survival medicine handbook
Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine
Special Operations Medical Handbook
Food Production
Mini Farming
encyclopedia of country living
square foot gardening
Seed Saving
Storey’s Raising Rabbits
Meat Rabbits
Aquaponics Gardening: Step By Step
Storey’s Chicken Book
Storey Dairy Goat
Storey Meat Goat
Storey Ducks
Storey’s Bees
Beekeepers Bible
bio-integrated farm
soil and water engineering
Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation
Food Preservation and Cooking
Steve Rinella’s Large Game Processing
Steve Rinella’s Small Game
Ball Home Preservation
Charcuterie
Root Cellaring
Art of Natural Cheesemaking
Mastering Artesian Cheese Making
American Farmstead Cheesemaking
Joe Beef: Surviving Apocalypse
Wild Fermentation
Art of Fermentation
Nose to Tail
Artisan Sourdough
Designing Great Beers
The Joy of Home Distilling
Foraging
Southeast Foraging
Boletes
Mushrooms of Carolinas
Mushrooms of Southeastern United States
Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast
Tech
farm and workshop Welding
ultimate guide: plumbing
ultimate guide: wiring
ultimate guide: home repair
off grid solar
Woodworking
Timberframe Construction
Basic Lathework
How to Run A Lathe
Backyard Foundry
Sand Casting
Practical Casting
The Complete Metalsmith
Gears and Cutting Gears
Hardening Tempering and Heat Treatment
Machinery’s Handbook
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic
Electronics For Inventors
Basic Science
Chemistry
Organic Chem
Understanding Basic Chemistry Through Problem Solving
Ham Radio
AARL Antenna Book
General Class Manual
Tech Class Manual
MISC
Ray Mears Essential Bushcraft
Contact!
Nuclear War Survival Skills
The Knowledge: How to rebuild civilization in the aftermath of a cataclysm
Make tools.
Here are a couple of books on the subject that are suitable for a beginner.
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Small-Workshop-Tools-Practice/dp/0852428863
https://www.amazon.com/Useful-Workshop-Tools-Practice-31/dp/1854861948
The projects in these books range from basic lathe and mill work thru making a filing machine.
I warn you, these aren't going to hold you hand with step by step directions. Many of the plans don't even have measurements. As a hobbyist I find them challenging. Since you are being formally trained, you'll probably find them much easier. So push yourself to maintain much tighter tolerances then you actually need.
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The wife asked, "What are you doing?"
I answered, "Making a washer using this boring bar."
She responded, "Why? It would take less time to buy one from the store. Or at least drill it to roughly the right size and move on."
I thought about it for awhile, then I remembered why I do this. Because it's a lot better to learn how to bore accurately on a 25 cent washer than it is to learn on a 75 dollar casting.
Backyard Blacksmith like Raeladar recommended, by Lorelei Sims
http://www.amazon.com/The-Backyard-Blacksmith-Traditional-Techniques/dp/1592532519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341272167&sr=8-1&keywords=backyard+blacksmith
The Complete Bladesmith by Jim Hrisoulas has a TON of detailed info like forgewelding (important throughout blacksmithing, not just bladesmithing)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Bladesmith-Forging-Perfection/dp/1581606338/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341272167&sr=8-4&keywords=backyard+blacksmith
and The Complete Modern Blacksmith by Alexander Weygers has good info as well
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Modern-Blacksmith-Alexander-Weygers/dp/0898158966/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c
my library is growing from these books as well as the forge I'm putting together.
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These is the book list I was able to read:
In Hand: Broken Windows (Can't find specific book)
Stack:
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How to stay alive in the woods
The Lying Brain
The Psychology of Memory
False Confessions (Not sure specific book)
The U.S Army Survival Manual (Not sure specific book)
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The Measure of Madness
The Book of Basic Machines: The U.S. Navy Training Manual
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The R Document
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Deception (Not sure of specific book)
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Polyurethane Technology (Not sure of specific book)
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Polyamide (Something)
Crime and Public Policy (Not sure of specific book)
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Spectacle: An Optimist's Handbook
I'd suggest you check out Chasing & Repoussé which specifically talks about what you want to learn. I'd also strongly suggest Creative Metal Forming and The Complete Metalsmith.
Your best resource is the resident blacksmith. But here are the books I've taught myself with:
* The Backyard Blacksmith by Lorelei Sims
I am incredibly jealous of your opportunity, that living history stuff always seems like a blast.
I'm not the OP, but I went through a 2-year apprenticeship on the task. It's certainly something that you can learn without it -- the Paterek Manual is a good place for the end-all-be-all of framebuilding, but there are books that will run you through the basics.
With that book, you need a set of files, a vise/workbench combo, and a MAP gas torch.
There is a series of books that start with simple tools and teach you how to build everything up to modern day machine tools. I wish I could remember what it was.
Edit: the books are from the author Harold Hall
applied welding engineering
Haven't gotten all the way through it but should have a good bit of what you're looking for.
Personally, I just got a textbook on materials engineering. That covers everything you're asking and more. Or just a steel or metals textbook.
Be warned that all of those will require college algebra and a good knowledge of physics, if not calculus as well.
Edit: this looks good
Not so ...
Engines have been around a LOT longer than the internet. Before you could google anything, you could find books on the subject. There are lots and lots of books on model engineering and building small engines of various sorts. I have some books on building miniature steam engines that are over 100 years old.
This one isn't terribly old:
https://www.amazon.com/Miniature-Internal-Combustion-Engines-Malcolm/dp/1861269218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539635163&sr=8-1&keywords=building+internal+combustion+engines
And it's a pretty good book - not really a beginners book or detailed how to get started book, but good nonetheless. As others have mentioned, I'd recommend building a simple steam engine first.
Here's a good book for doing that:
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Simple-Model-Steam-Engines/dp/1861267738/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539635352&sr=1-1&keywords=model+steam+engines
It is more of a beginner's book with complete plans for several simple engines.
Good luck!
cats are jerks, and they rule.
I've been drooling over this book forever
see if you have a local makerspace! they often have a metals area. my former teacher does side classes for people, and one town i lived in had a shop to buy supplies in that also offered workshops and day-classes. there are also books like this one that teach you the basics step by step if you want to go it alone. full disclosure, that book was written by my teacher.
I read 3 books, one which was not very good and 2 that were phenomenal.
My favorite was probably The Backyard Blacksmith. It had great information and detail. I couldn't have been happier.
The Home Blacksmith was pretty good and has given me some projects for the future.
The one I did NOT like was The DIY Blacksmithing Book. It was garbage. It was little more than a pamphlet. looking around in google and youtube provided MUCH more useful information than this book. For a few dollars more the other books were MASSIVELY more helpful. The "DIY Blacksmithing Book" was a complete waste of money.
This book has basic wire work instructions and lots of pictures for inspiration. I’ve had it for a long time and loaned it out to friends, always a hit.
Perfect Match: Earring Designs For Every Occasion
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1600610684/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_mO1MDb7R16QYP
Edit to add - for earring gems/beads check SmallLotGems on Etsy. She sells in small quantities perfect for earrings. Also FabulousRocks on Etsy.