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"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."

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