24 projects for novices and experts include door latches, garden tools, tables, fences, weather vanes, and more. A book of ideas and suggestions, rather than an instruction manual, this volume features 80 figures and includes lists of materials, step-by-step instructions, and suggestions for variations in design. Reprint of 24 Blacksmithing Projects, Tab Books, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, 1988.
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Metalwork for Craftsmen by Emil F. Kronquist Illustrations and detailed instructions for 55 projects. Information on tools and processes, and over 60 other plates.
Book of Old-Time Trades and Tools by Anonymous Lavishly illustrated primer on the work of tailors, shoemakers, calico printers, millers, and 29 other craftworkers provides valuable insights on Victorian working class culture. More than 700 illustrations.
Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs by Tunstall Small, Christopher Woodbridge Forty plates of meticulously rendered hinges, grilles, railings, latches, door knockers, and more — selected from English chapels, tombs, castles, and other structures — span more than 600 years of metalworking history.
Decorative Antique Ironwork by Henry R. d’Allemagne Drawn from a rare 1924 source by a noted scholar, over 4,500 outstanding examples of antique ironwork run the gamut from door knockers and grilles to jewelry and religious symbols.
1100 Decorative French Ironwork Designs by Denonvilliers Co. Hundreds of finely detailed illustrations of garden seats, candelabras, moldings, gates, balcony grilles, vases, crosses, funerary ornaments and monuments, finials, doorknobs and many other ornamental features.
Country Tools and How to Use Them by Percy W. Blandford Profusely illustrated guide to early tools and their functions depicts and describes scores of devices — from hammers, planes, and saws to tools for blacksmithing, weaving, and baking.
A Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloane Describes scores of tools and the wooden and metal artifacts made with them. Covers farm and kitchen implements, as well as the tools of curriers, blacksmiths, and other craftsmen. 184 black-and-white illustrations.
The Tools that Built America by Alex W. Bealer Fascinating story of early American woodworking enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Over 200 drawings and photographs.
Traditional Ironwork Designs by Josef Feller An exceptional collection of outstanding examples of German ironwork. More than 270 illustrations depict a wide range of Düsseldorf ironwork, with finely rendered examples ranging from elaborate castle gates to ornate weather vanes.
Art Deco Ornamental Ironwork by Henri Martinie Nearly 200 beautiful examples of wrought iron gates, screens, balustrades and other architectural adornments.
Decorative Ironwork of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by J. H. von Hefner-Alteneck Over 400 magnificent designs, from 12th–17th centuries, depict beautifully detailed hinges, door knockers, candlestands, grilles, gates, locks, chests, screens, other architectural and ornamental elements.
Ornamental Ironwork: Over 670 Illustrations by A. Durenne Finely detailed decorative ironwork designs for balconies, gates, window grilles, staircases, doorways, and other architectural features provide royalty-free material for graphic artists, designers, and craftworkers.
French Art Deco Ironwork Designs by Raymond Subes From elegant staircase balustrades and balcony railings to handsome elevator cages and lighting fixtures, this dazzling collection of 122 rare photographs encompasses an amazing range of Art Deco ironwork designs.
Art Deco Decorative Ironwork by Henri Clouzot 320 dazzling examples of architectural ornamentation by internationally renowned designers: grilles, gates, lamps, balustrades, chandeliers, fireplace screens, mirrors, and more. A visual feast for artists, craftspeople, and Art Deco fans.
Art Nouveau Decorative Ironwork by Theodore Menten This classic work explores the full range of Art Nouveau ironwork. It includes 137 photographic illustrations of railings, gates, balconies, doorways, staircases, and much more.
Treasury of Ironwork Designs: 469 Examples from Historical Sources by Carol Belanger Grafton Elaborately wrought designs for gates, fences, finials, banisters, window grilles, bedsteads, cathedral screens, other architectural and decorative appointments, Gothic to Art Nouveau — meticulously rendered in black-and-white drawings reprinted from vintage publications.
