Blacksmithing - Appropriate technology: Journey to Forever With an anvil and a hammer a blacksmith can make everything else he needs. Then he makes everything everyone else needs: the farmers, builders, carpenters, craftsmen, householders, cooks. Tools for Self Reliance: Practical Help to Practical People Overseas -- "In the struggle to develop, bare hands are not enough -- Could you work without tools?" "The Blacksmith and the Farmer -- Rural Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa" by David Poston, 1994, Practical Action, ISBN 1853391271 Poston's recognition of the significance of traditional blacksmithing to rural economies came during a study visit to Zaire and Zambia in 1986. "The Survival of the Fitter: Lives of some African engineers" by John Powell, 1995, Practical Action, ISBN 1853393169 Traces the development of Ghana's informal engineering sector through the progress of the actual people involved. "The Art of Blacksmithing" by Alex W. "The Complete Modern Blacksmith" by Alexander G. "Blacksmithing" by James M. Small iron foundry Machining
At The Forge | Burnaby Village Museum All classes (except Immersion) at the forge are from 9am-1pm. Cost: $75.00 per session ($67.50 for members). Pre-registration is required. Registration can be done over the phone or in-person at the museum or at any Burnaby recreation centre, or on-line through WebReg. (A family PIN, client number and a credit card are required to use WebReg. Basic A brief history of blacksmithing and metallurgy provides the framework for this unique workshop experience. Forge Welding Learn traditional welding techniques that have been practised for more than 3,000 years. Tool Making Students are introduced to the basics of working with tool steel. Tong Making Blacksmith's unlike other artisans, made their own tools. Immersion This 9am-3pm (half hour break) course is for students who would like a more in-depth introduction to blacksmithing, or who are thinking of taking it up as a hobby. Ornamental Animal Heads Students must wear steel-toed boots during all At the Forge class. Schedule of Classes*
Indiana Blacksmithing Association, Inc. Nemuri shibari | RopeTopia Nemuri shibari This is a variation I came up with while wanting a tie that could be done in bed without having to pass rope under the body while the person being tied is lying face down. I’ve called this nemui shibari because I happened to know that 眠い(nemui) is the Japanese for sleepy. This may btw. be a terrible name for this but it’s what I made up off the top of my head because the tie was thought up while tying someone who was sleepy. My sincere thanks to Hajime Kinoko san for correcting my Japanese in the naming of this tie. The first time I taught this tie was at the London festival of the art of Japanese bondage. Here’s a link to the tutorial Like this: Like Loading...
Blacksmith Basics Two Knotty Boys Instructional Video Set for Download Two Knotty Boys are rope bondage riggers and instructors known worldwide for their commonsense-yet-whimsical style, as well as for clear, concise, well-narrated book and video instruction. While their books are available for sale, they have made their videos available free to the public for many years through whatever servers would carry them, most recently YouTube. In September 2008, YouTube suspended the TKB account, citing "flagging" by other users for content, even though these instructional videos show absolutely no nudity or violence of any kind. Update: Since posting the above videos in 2008, Two Knotty Boys' JD successfully opened a new YouTube Channel, TIAT (Tying It All Together). Followup: In recent years the Two Knotty Boys, Dan and JD, have set aside their two-decade joint effort to focus more on individual projects.
Forging the Hammer Foxy Furniture - Dungeon Furnishings Hidden in Plain Sight! Starting To Blacksmith Artist Blacksmith Forging Iron Leaf Blacksmithing 101: How to Make A Forge & Start Hammering Metal If you want to work with metal, there's one thing you have to confront: You need heat. With it, you can make the toughest metal submit to your will. Without it, you'll never gain full mastery over this stubborn material. Over the years, I have been frustrated by my inability to work hot steel. But blacksmithing never felt alien. Building the Forge Maybe it's because our smokestack industries are in decline that a rising number of Americans feel the need to get their metalworking fix in home workshops. First, I needed a forge. I enlisted the help of Mike Allen, our senior auto editor and a crack metalworker. Once the supplies were in, we set to work building the forge, beginning with its stand. With the stand tacked, he flipped up his mask and handed me the welding gun: "You take it from here." After we comÂpleted the stand, we riveted sheetmetal into a hood and fashioned a chimney from a 5-ft piece of stovepipe. Now we just had to let the furnace cement cure overnight. Firing the Coal