If you use linseed oil, always buy the boiled variety. Do not attempt to boil raw lindseed oil or your shop will smell like a skunk factory.
Tip:If you use linseed oil, always buy the boiled variety. Do not attempt to boil raw lindseed oil or your shop will smell like a skunk factory. |
Antique Iron - Survey of American and English Forms, fiteenth through nineteenth centuriesTitle:
Antique Iron  Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Copyright:
1979 ISBN:
0-916838-26-9 Pages:
348 Price:
$60
Synopsis:
Pictorial review of thousands of antique forged and cast items.
Table of contents:
Introduction
Review:
*This book is in the ABBA library* WHAT A GREAT PICTURE BOOK! This is a phenomenal collection of photographs of antique iron implements. Great hardware and utensil stuff. Pages and pages of certain items, lke andirons, provide study in different styles for different purposes. Occasional sections are heavier in cast items than in forged items, and bladesmiths will be disappointed, but traditional crafters will find this book a wealth of good pics and design ideas. If you're excited by looking at fifty *different* flesh forks to help you visualize possibilities, this is something you need to check out. There is an introduction (26 pages) at the front on historical methods, but the real strength of this book is the photographs. You must borrow this book.
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