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World Of The Blacksmith By Carlton A. Maile Soft Cover
World Of The Blacksmith
By Carlton A. Maile, Ph.D.
Soft Cover
14 pages
Copyright 1979
WORLD OF THE BLACKSMITH
CONTENTSPAGE
Entering the World of the Blacksmith 4
Importance of Blacksmithing
Why He's Called a Blacksmith
His Social Standing and Work Patterns
The Business of Blacksmithing
Learning to be a Blacksmith 5
The Apprentice
The Journeyman
The Masterpiece
Learning What the Blacksmith Makes 6
Parts for Wagons, Carriages, and Sleighs
Horseshoes and Harness Fittings
Hardware for Houses and Other Buildings
Hand Tools and Farm Machinery
Military Weapons
Examining His Raw Materials 8
Standard Wrought Iron Shapes
Properties of Wrought Iron
Heating the Metal 9
Creating Component Shapes 9
Outside Forming
Inside Forming
Percussion Forming
Rotational Forming
Combination Forming
Combining Component Shapes: The Finished Product 13
Meeting Some Famous Blacksmiths 13
John Deere
August Fruehauf
Other Questions You Might Have 14
Additional Sources of Blacksmithing Information 14
ENTERING THE WORLD OF THE BLACKSMITH
Pretend you are visiting an earlier time when blacksmithing was in bloom among the American settlers. Assume you are temporarily transformed into a farmer, rancher, or townsman who is being newly introduced to the local blacksmith by a friend. You may be surprised as you glimpse the variety of daily necessities a blacksmith makes from iron. After seeing how this resourceful tradesman shapes his raw materials into door hinges, plow shares, and branding irons, it is easy to understand why some blacksmiths have become famous.
IMPORTANCE OF BLACKSMITHING. The need for blacksmithing arises because many items surrounding the early settlers are made of wood or iron, and are held together with iron fasteners and fittings. Iron fasteners are needed to secure the wooden parts of wagons, buggies, and carriages. Iron fasteners and hardware are also needed for houses and other buildings. Plows, harrows, and other farm machinery are heavily dependent on parts made of iron. Iron cooking utinsils and hand tools are also daily necessities. Because iron products do break and wear out, there is always need for replacement or repair.
There are few hardware stores or other places to buy new equipment or replacement parts. Even if these items were readily available, few people could afford replacing old iron with new. Therefore they depend on the local blacksmith to replace or repair most items made of iron.
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