The Balcones Forge library contains hundreds of books and videos on almost every aspect of blacksmithing and many related subjects. Any Balcones Forge member is free to check materials out of the library. Because of the extensive number of items, only a limited number of books and videos are brought to the monthly meeting. To ensure you have the item you would like to check out, please fill out the Library Request Form. Email your requests to librarian@balconesforge.org. Your book or video will be available at the following meeting. Books and videos are to be checked out for a period of only one month. Please bring your checked out items back to the next meeting after receiving them. Limit ~ 2 items per month. This allows everyone access to this outstanding resource. Library
| Book/Video |
Title |
Author |
| B |
101 Things You Can Build From Horseshoes |
Dohrmann, William F. |
| B |
24 Metalworking Projects |
Blandford, Percy |
| B |
A Blacksmithing Primer 1st edition |
McDaniel, Randy |
| B |
A Blacksmithing Primer, 2nd edition |
McDaniel, Randy |
| B |
A Blacksmith's Craft, The Legacy of Francis Whitaker |
George Dixon |
| B |
A Day in the Life of a Colonial Blacksmith |
Wilmore, Kathy |
| B |
A Heritage in Iron |
Routson, Rafael |
| B |
ABCs of Blacksmithing, The |
Wolf, Fridolin |
| B |
Alfred Habermann, Blacksmith & Designer (Copy
1) |
Hephaistos |
| B |
Alfred Habermann, Blacksmith & Designer (Copy
2) |
Hephaistos |
| B |
American Blacksmithing |
Holstrom and Holford |
| Spiral |
Angle Iron Projects, Bill Epps Forges |
Epps, Bill |
| B |
Antique Tools, Our American Heritage |
McNerney, Kathryn |
| B |
Anvils in America |
Postman, Richard |
| B |
Anvil's Ring - 10th Anniversary Issue - Pattern book for Artsmiths |
ABANA |
| Spiral |
Anvil's Ring First Five Years 1973 - 1978 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, 1993-1994 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, Spring 1988 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, Starting Spring 1991 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, Starting Summer 1992 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, Starting Summer 1995 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, Starting Summer 1998 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, 6 Issues, Starting Winter 1996 |
ABANA |
| M |
Anvil's Ring, Starting Winter 1999 |
ABANA |
| B |
Architectural Ironwork |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Art Deco Decorative Ironwork |
Clouzet, Henri |
| B |
Art Deco Ironwork and Sculpture |
Cook III, S.F. "Jerry" and Skinner, Tina |
| B |
Artist-Blacksmith's Craft, The |
Schramm, Julius |
| B |
Art Jewelry Today |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Art Nouveau Decorative Ironwork |
Menton, Theodore |
| B |
Art Nouveau Ironwork of Austria and Hungary |
Santi, Fredrico and John Gacher |
| B |
Art of Coppersmithing - A Practical Treatise on Working Sheet Copper into All Forms |
Fuller, John, Sr. |
| B |
Backyard Blacksmith, The (1st Copy) |
Sims, Lorelei |
| B |
Backyard Blacksmith, The (2nd Copy) |
Sims, Lorelei |
| B |
Basics of Style for the Artist-Blacksmith |
Metzger, Max Professor |
| B |
Beads and Beadwork of the American Indians |
Orchard, William C. |
| B |
Beautiful Iron, The Pursuit of Excellence (#1) |
Whitaker, Francis |
| B |
Beautiful Iron, The Pursuit of Excellence (#2) |
Whitaker, Francis |
| B |
Beginning Blacksmithing, One Mississippi Journeyman's View |
Heath, Robert M. |
| B |
Bent Iron Work |
Hasluck, Paul |
| Spiral |
Blacksmithing for Beginners |
Morre, D. James |
| B |
Blacksmith's & Hammerman's Emporium |
Freund, Douglas |
| B |
Blacksmith's Cookbook, Recipes in Iron |
Whitaker, Francis |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 01 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 02 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 03 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 04 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 04 (2nd Copy) |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 05 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 07 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 08 (1st Copy) |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 08 (2nd Copy) |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 09 (1st Copy) |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 09 (2nd Copy) |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 10 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 12 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 13 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 15 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 17 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| J |
Blacksmith's Journal Vol 18 |
Hoffman Publishing |
| B |
Blacksmith's Manual Illustrated |
Lillico, JW |
| B |
Chasing, Ancient Metalworking Technique with Modern Applications, 2nd Edition |
Lewis, Marcia |
| B |
Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork |
Chatwin, Amina |
| Cat |
Cincinatti Tool Steel Catalogue |
CTS Company |
| B |
Classic Wrought Ironwork, Patterns and Designs |
Smith, Tunstall and Christopher Woodbridge |
| Spiral |
Coal Forge Handbook |
ABANA & S. McGehee |
| B |
Complete Metalsmith, The |
McCreight, Tim |
| B |
Colonial Wrought Iron: The Sorber Collection |
Plummer, Don |
| B |
Conestoga Wagon - Masterpiece of the Blacksmith |
Reist, Arthur L. |
| B |
Decorative & Sculptural Ironwork |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Decorative Antique Ironwork - A Pictoral Treasure |
Dallemagne, Henry Rene |
| B |
Decorative Architectural Ironwork |
Stuart, Diana |
| B |
Decorative Ironwork |
Campbell, Marian |
| B |
Decorative Wrought Ironwork - Projects for Beginners |
Googerty, Thomas F. |
| B |
Descriptive Drawing for Metalwork (1 of 2) |
Baum, Rudolf |
| B |
Descriptive Drawing for Metalwork, Workbook (2 of 2) |
Baum, Rudolf |
| B |
Designs & Products of the Forge (Copy 1) |
Zimmer, C. |
| B |
Designs & Products of the Forge (Copy 2) |
Zimmer, C. |
| B |
Designs & Products of the Forge Vol I |
Thatcher, C. |
| B |
Designs & Products of the Forge Vol II |
Thatcher, C. |
| B |
Dies - Their Construction and Use for the Modern Working of Sheet Metals |
Woodworth, Joseph |
| B |
Direct Metal Sculpture |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Early Iron Ware |
Smith, Elmer |
| B |
Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork |
Kahr, Joan |
| B |
Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork (Copy 2) |
Kahr, Joan |
| B |
Edge of the Anvil |
Andrews, Jack |
| B |
Elementary Forge Practice |
Harcourt, R.H. |
| B |
Elementary Wrought Iron |
Bollinger, JW |
| B |
Exhibits from the Japanese Sword Museum |
Japanese Sword Museum |
| B |
Expose' of Reprousse' for the Beginning Blacksmith |
Heath, Robert M. |
| B |
Fireplace Accessories (#1) |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Fireplace Accessories (#2) |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Foldforming |
Lewton-Brain, Charles |
| B |
Forge Craft 1913 |
Lindsay Publications |
| B |
Forged Architectural Metalwork |
Parkinson, Peter |
| B |
Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths |
Seppa, Heikki |
| Paper |
Forming Using Metal Characteristics: Fold Forming - Intro & Technological Procedures |
Lewton-Brain, Charles |
| B |
Forty Years Secrets of Welding |
Durfee, Earl |
| B |
From Forge & Anvil, Erich Riesel, Hill Country Ironworker |
Leslie & Hopkins-Hughs |
| Spiral |
Fun Forging II |
Epps, Bill |
| Spiral |
Fun Forging III |
Epps, Bill |
| Spiral |
Fun Forging IV |
Epps, Bill |
| B |
Gas Burners for Forges, Furnaces & Kilns |
Porter, Michael |
| B |
Geschmiedetes Eisen |
Kuhn, Fritz |
| B |
Hand Forged for Texas Cowboys |
House, Kurt |
| B |
Hardening, Tempering and Heat Treatment |
Cain, Tubal |
| B |
Heat Treatmet, Selection & Application of Tool Steels |
Bryson, Bill |
| B |
Horse-Shoeing and the Horse's Foot |
Dollar, A.W. & Albert Wheatley |
| B |
Hot Shop (Small Potatoes) |
Chapman, Gene |
| B |
Hot Shop II |
Chapman, Gene |
| Pmph |
How to Build a Forge |
Wimberley, David |
| Bklt |
How to Make a Metal-Bending Machine |
Mann, R.D. |
| B |
How to Make Bits & Spurs |
Hall, Robert |
| B |
How to Teach Yourself Blacksmithing with Clay |
Meador, Don A. |
| B |
I Maestri Italiani del Ferro Battuto |
Ciscato, Guiseppe |
| B |
Il Letto e Dintorni: deli Maestri Italiani del Ferro Battuto |
Ciscato, Guiseppe |
| B |
Indian Trade Relics - Identification & Values |
Hothem, Lar |
| Binder |
Instruction Manual for the 20/20 Bender (copy 1) |
|
| Binder |
Instruction Manual for the 20/20 Bender (copy 2) |
|
| B |
Into the New Iron Age; Modern British Blacksmiths |
Chatwin, Amina |
| B |
Iron Age Primitives |
Chapman, Gene |
| B |
Iron Menagerie |
Guild of Metalsmiths |
| B |
Iron Menagerie (Copy 2) |
Guild of Metalsmiths |
| B |
Ironwork Today 2, Inside & Out |
Snyder, Jeffrey B. |
| B |
Ironwork Today, Inside & Out |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
Ironwork: Dynamic Details |
Meilach, Dona |
| J |
Irony - The Sketchbook of An Apprentice Blacksmith Vol I, No 1-12 |
McGehee, Stephen |
| B |
Julius Schramm, Workshop Report |
Skipjack Press |
| B |
Just an Idea (over 500 ideas for the modern blacksmith) |
Stanley, L.H. |
| B |
Kunst aus dem Feuer |
Hoffman, Julius |
| B |
La Majia del Ferro Battuto Italiani |
Ciscato, Guiseppe |
| Notes |
Little Giant Powerhammer Rebuilding Seminar w/ Sid Suedmeier, Copy 1 |
Budd Paris |
| Notes |
Little Giant Powerhammer Rebuilding Seminar w/ Sid Suedmeier, Copy 2 |
Budd Paris |
| Notes |
Little Giant Powerhammer Rebuilding Seminar w/ Sid Suedmeier, Copy 3 |
Budd Paris |
| B |
Little Uglies |
Chapman, Gene |
| B |
Lives Shaped by Steel - Celebrating East Coast Outdoor Metal Artists |
Zastrow, Nancy B. |
| B |
Making Screw Threads in Wood |
Holder, Fred |
| B |
Manual of Blacksmithing (1902) |
Smith, John R. |
| B |
Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing, The Skills of a Blacksmith Volume I |
Aspery, Mark |
| B |
Melting & Casting Aluminum |
Anderson, Robert |
| B |
Metallgestaltung |
Pracht, Klaus |
| B |
Metals & How to Weld Them |
Jefferson, T.B. & G. Woods |
| B |
Metalwork & Enamelling |
Maryon, Herbert |
| B |
Methods of Modern Sculptors |
Young & Fennell |
| B |
Modern Welding |
Althouse, Andrew D. and Carl H.
Turnquist, and William Bowditch |
| B |
Moving Metal |
Steines, Adolph |
| B |
My Life as an Artist Blacksmith |
Whitaker, Francis |
| B |
Negro Ironworkers of Louisiana 1718-1 900 |
Christian, Marcus |
| B |
New Edge of the Anvil (1st copy) |
Andrews, Jack |
| B |
New Edge of the Anvil (2nd copy) |
Andrews, Jack |
| B |
New Edge of the Anvil (3rd copy) |
Andrews, Jack |
| B |
Nose to the Grindstone - Knifemaking Techniques, Tooling & Shop Notes |
Chapman, Gene |
| B |
Optics and Optical Instruments |
Johnson, B.K. |
| B |
Ornamental Ironwork |
Durenne, A. |
| B |
Ornamental Ironwork, An Illustrated Guide... |
Southworth, Susan |
| Plans |
Pattern Cutout Device, Plans for the |
Peot, Hans |
| B |
Pioneer Iron Works |
Clarke, Mary Stetson |
| B |
Plain & Ornamental Forging |
Schwarzkopf, Ernst |
| B |
Pounding Out the Profits |
Freund, Douglas |
| B |
Practical Blacksmithing Part 1 (Vol 1 & II) |
Richardson, M.T. |
| B |
Practical Blacksmithing Vol I - IV Combined |
Richardson, M.T. |
| Plans |
Practical Blacksmithing Part Two (Vol III & IV) |
Richardson, M.T. |
| B |
Professional Smithing |
Streeter, Donald |
| Plans |
Ray Clontz Tire Hammer |
Spencer, Clay |
| B |
Samuel Yellin, Metalworker |
Andrews, Jack |
| B |
Samuel Yellin, Metalworker |
Andrews, Jack |
| B |
Samuel Yellin Metalworkers: Three Generations |
Southern Highland Crafts Guild |
| B |
Secrets of Green-Sand Casting |
Lindsay Publications |
| B |
Secrets of the Forge (I Segreti Della Forgia) |
Rizzo, Antonello |
| B |
Sehen Und Ges Talten |
Kuhn, Fritz |
| B |
Shop Drawings for Blacksmiths |
Hoffman, Jerry |
| B |
Spanish Decorative Ironwork |
Labarta, Louis |
| Article |
Sundials |
Stevens, Larry |
Note
Book |
TABA - The Texas Forge Review. OCT '83 - DEC '99 |
TABA |
Note
Book |
TABA - Scrapbook of Hammerfest & Other TABA Events. 1984 - 1994. |
Underwood, Verle A. |
| B |
The Art of Albert Paley - Iron-Bronze-Steel |
Lucie-Smith, Edward |
| B |
The Art of Blacksmithing (Copy 1) |
Bealer, Alex |
| B |
The Art of Blacksmithing (Copy 2) |
Bealer, Alex |
| B |
The Art of Engraving |
Lindsay Publications |
| B |
The Artist Blacksmith Design & Techniques |
Parkinson, Peter |
| B |
The Best of the Hammer Vol 1 |
Flax, Brian, ed. |
| B |
The Best of the Hammer Vol 2 |
Flax, Brian, ed. |
| B |
The Best of the Hammer Vol 3 |
Flax, Brian, ed. |
| B |
The Best of the Hammer Vol 4 |
Flax, Brian, ed. |
| B |
The Best of the Hammer's Blow - Vol. I |
ABANA |
| B |
The Blacksmith, Ironworker & Farrier |
Watson, Aldren |
| B |
The Compelte Bladesmith |
Hrisoulas, Jim |
| B |
The Complete Modern Blacksmith (1st Copy) |
Weygers, Alexander |
| B |
The Complete Modern Blacksmith (2nd Copy) |
Weygers, Alexander |
| B |
The Contemporary Blacksmith |
Meilach, Dona |
| B |
The Craft of the Blacksmith |
Llawv-y-glyn Smithy |
| B |
The Craft of the Japanese Sword |
Kapp & Yoshihara |
| B |
The Gruber Wagon Works - The Place Where Time Stood Still |
Hunsberger, Carol J. |
| B |
The Hand Forged Knife |
Schroen, Karl |
| B |
The Little Giant Powerhammer |
Kern, Richard |
| |
The Master Bladesmith, Advanced Studies in Steel |
Hrisoulas, Jim |
| B |
The Master Handbook of Sheetmetalwork... with Projects |
Blandford |
| B |
The Mastermyr Find: A Viking Tool Chest |
Arwidsson & Berg |
| B |
The Power of Limits... |
Doczi, Gyorgy |
| B |
The Sprice Forge Manual of Locksmithing |
Morrison, B. & Denis Frechette |
| J |
The Traditional Metalsmith Vol 1 |
Dixon, George; Pub. NorDix Press |
| J |
The Traditional Metalsmith Vol 2 |
Dixon, George; Pub. NorDix Press |
| J |
The Traditional Metalsmith Vol 3 |
Dixon, George; Pub. NorDix Press |
| J |
The Traditional Metalsmith Vol 4 |
Dixon, George; Pub. NorDix Press |
| J |
The Traditional Metalsmith Vol 5 |
Dixon, George; Pub. NorDix Press |
| Folio |
Three Improvised Sculptures |
Thomson, Christopher |
| ? |
Tomahawks Illustrated |
Kuck, Robert |
| B |
Traditional Glassworking Techniques |
Hasluck, Paul N. |
| B |
Treadle Hammer Tooling |
Spencer, Clay |
| B |
Treasury of Ironwork Designs |
Grafton, Carol Belanger |
| B |
Werk und... the Smithy's Craft & Tools |
Schmirler, Otto |
| B |
Windmills & Wind Motors |
Powell, F. E. |
| B |
Wood Benders Handbook |
Zachary Taylor |
| B |
Working Sheet Metal |
Gingery, David J. |
| B |
Working with Copper, Silver and Enamel |
Sjoberg, Jan and Ove |
| B |
Wrought Iron in Architecture - An Illustrated Survey |
Geerlings, Gerald |
| B |
Wrought Ironwork Gates - Catalogue of Drawings |
COSIRA, Rural Development Commission |
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