Metal Work | Schiffer Publishing

By Rudolf Dick

$24.99

Discover the blacksmithing techniques used to make 10 traditional Japanese objects with insights from the artisans and rare glimpses inside their workshops. The art of blacksmithing and steel processing didn't reach Japan until more...

By Chris Bathgate

$65.00

Explore machine work as a fine craft through the lens of Chris Bathgate’s pioneering sculpture techniques. By all rights, machining should have been embraced by artists long ago. During the 20th century, many industrial...

By Loretta Lam

$34.99

An accessible and easy-to-use guide to the principles and elements of jewelry design, this resource helps jewelry makers of all skill levels take their designs from good to great. Instructor and expert Loretta Lam offers...

By Komelia Hongja Okim and Foreword by Jai-Ok Shim and Young-Hoon Yi

$65.00

The first how-to on Korea's legendary, breathtaking metalworking traditions, with photos for collectors and art lovers. Korean Metal Art is the first book to offer not only detailed examples and history, but also step-by-step...

By Karl Gissing

$19.99

The perfect book for beginner forgers, focusing on all aspects of forging including an overview on tools, techniques, forging methods, and metal chemistry, through over 450 photos. Ideal for beginners or those looking to...

By Stefan Steigerwald and Dirk Burmester

$24.99

The best way to start in knifemaking is usually to make a fixed-blade knife, and this photo-rich guide with carefully detailed instructions offers a full tang knife and a hidden tang knife. Make each of...

By Jan Dox

$24.99

Paracord handle wraps are popular with respect to survival knives and tactical knives. They rest comfortably in your hand, they're slip-proof, and they're impervious to moisture and temperature fluctuations. In an emergency, the wrap can...

By Calina C. Shevlin

$34.99

Guilloché is the decorative engraving of a metal surface, such as watch cases, cufflinks, or Fabergé Eggs, with the use of a hand-powered device called a rose engine. This passionately researched book tracks the birth,...

By Peter Fronteddu and Stefan Steigerwald

$24.99

With 181 detailed color photos and clear, step-by-step guidance from a top-tier knifemaker, this workshop-proven method guides intermediate to advanced level knifemakers to success in crafting a folding knife. The liner lock mechanism can be...

By Lisa Guerrero

$29.99

Learn how to curate, create, and gift one-of-a-kind napkin ring sets made from vintage brooches and costume jewelry, preferably from your very own jewelry box. TV personality Lisa Guerrero shares the story of how she...

By Sally Adam and Foreword by H. Russell Zimmermann

$45.00

This collection of 5,000+ designs from Thomas Wilson’s drawing notebooks harvests the creative output of four decades of ironwork design. Wilson—ironwork designer, master blacksmith, artist, sculptor, illustrator, author, and restorer—is at the forefront of design...

By José Antonio Ares and Translated by Jonee Tiedemann

$29.99

The perfect resource for starting work in metal forging, this guide introduces the traditional techniques from a modern perspective. It focuses on the basics, and includes classic procedures of the craft like punching and bending,...

By Catherine Mallette

$50.00

Hundreds of detailed color photos provide a sweeping overview of the wide range of iron artwork being created by over 90 of today’s artist-blacksmiths. These fascinating works of art in metal are found in homes,...

By Suzanne Ramljak

$45.00

From the beginning of time, armor and amulets have been used for protection and are found in cultures across the globe, and those who crafted them have been esteemed as artists by their communities. The...

By Stefan Steigerwald

$16.99

The ideal guide for knifemakers, collectors, culinary professionals, and more, this book teaches multiple methods for making your blades as sharp as new—or even sharper. Starting with the theoretical foundations and mechanics of sharpening a...

By Gunther Löbach

$39.99

The fundamentals of Damascus steel (fire welding, torsion, and building stacks) through over 200 images. Damascus steel: centuries-old, hot-forged steel that is legendary for making sharp, strong blades that struck fear in many a...

By Jeffrey B. Snyder

$50.00

Over 450 vivid color photos provide a sweeping overview of the amazing range of iron artwork being created by 82 of today's artist-blacksmiths. These works in metal are found in public spaces, offices, and homes....

By Joan Kahr

$79.99

A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century in France, Edgar Brandt (1880-1960) designed and fabricated some of the most beautiful architectural and decorative ironwork of his age. This elegant book recounts his life and...

$29.99

Italian ironwork from Roman times, through Medieval centuries, and up to Neo Classical designs of the early nineteenth century comprise this collection of 100 photographs from Italian sources. They depict trellises, grilles, gates, fencing, household...

By Photography by Augusto Pedrini

$45.00

Beautiful hand-wrought iron gates, grilles, architectural details, and fireplace equipment feature scrollwork and floral embellishments, from many ancient towns in Italy. Medieval and rococo elements are plentiful. 487 full-page, black and white photographs illuminate details...

By Jim Stevens

$29.99

275 color photos illustrate working, shaping, decorating, and finishing techniques for powder horns. Learn to create beautiful, functional powder horns, including working, shaping, decorating, and finishing techniques. Historic and modern tools and equipment are...

By Ernst G. Siebeneicher-Hellwig

$29.99

In this book Ernst G. Siebeneicher-Hellwig and Jürgen Rosinski show the simplest and least expensive ways to construct a simple forge, make all necessary tools yourself, forge a stub tang blade from an old automobile...