Discover the thrill of working with hot metal and creating your own pieces - this book shows you how.
With lavish photographs, it captures the excitement of working at the fire and explains the techniques to get you started. Drawing on traditional methods, it encourages you to develop your own style and to design your own tools and creations.
- Equipment and materials - guide to what you need to get started
- Step-by-step instructions to shaping, bending, splitting and drawing down hot metal
- Advice on traditional methods to fasten metal pieces together
- Chapters on making your own tools and tongs
- Techniques to help you create your own designs, particularly leaves and organic forms
- Projects include making a hanging basket bracket and a toasting fork
