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From: buchholz@noao.edu (Nick Buchholz)
Newsgroups: trial.rec.metalworking
Subject: Re: let's try this again
Message-ID: <1991May22.150941.17945@noao.edu>
Date: 22 May 91 15:09:41 GMT
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From article <28638@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, by fireflyte@MAPLE.CIRCA.UFL.EDU:
> interest in metalworking for awhile, and would be interested in any info. 
> anyone could give me, whether it deals with working properties of different
> metals, techniques, tools, whatever... I am a college student, and cannot
There are several books available on the various aspects of metal
working.  A great deal depends on the type of thing you want to do.  the
tools and techniques vary greatly from iron to brass to bronze to gold.

"The Compleat Blacksmith" is excellent for iron work.  Cellini's
Treatises are wonderfull for silver and gold work.  I've yet to find a
good discussion of copper alloy working. 
  
> afford my own forge, but I can gain access to one through the SCA (Society
> for Creative Anachronism) chapter in our area...
Talk to the Scadians and see if any of them will lend you their copies
of "The Hammer"  The middle Kingdoms Metalworker's Guild Newsletter it
has a lot of excellent ideas.

> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Shauna Iannone
> University of Florida
> Gainesville, FL


Nick C. Buchholz
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