Drop-Forging Dies and Die-Sinking

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to drop-forging dies and die-sinking. With authentic photographs, helpful illustrations, and a wealth of useful information, this is a volume that will be of considerable utility to novice and apprentice blacksmiths, and one that would make for a valuable addition to collections blacksmithing literature. Contents include: 'Laying Out and Machining Operations', 'Classes of Drop-forging Dies', 'Information Required by the Die-sinker', 'Preparation of the Stock', 'Laying out the Dies', 'The Draft Allowance', 'The Allowance for Finish', 'Scribing the Outline', 'Hand Operations', 'Special Operations in Die-Sinking', et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metalworking.