NRBA Library 

NRBA LIBRARIAN, Frank Donohue, 25 Potter Creek Road, Wilsall, MT 59086  406 224-0031 & 406 686-9142   donahue@wtp.net

ABC’s of Blacksmithing - Fridolin Wolf - Overview of blacksmith’s craft.

Antique Iron: Survey of American & English Forms - Herb, Peter & Nancy Schiffer - Covers antique ironware field.

Art Nouveau Ironwork of Austria & Hungary - Federico Santi & John Gacher - 500 vivid photos, explanations of settings with details & motifs.

Art of Casting in Iron - Simpson Bolland - Written as supplement to The Iron Founder

Art of Coppersmithing: A practical treatise on working sheet copper into all forms. John Fuller, Sr. - Written in 1893. Erection & management of cupolas, furnaces, blowers, dams, ladles, foundry equipment etc.

Bent Iron Work: Including elementary art metal work - Paul N Hasluck - Features tools and materials, bending and working strip iron,illustrations. Numerous projects.

Bugs & Birds - Bill Epps (CD) - Insect & bird motifs for decorative work.

Charcoal Foundry - David J Gingery - Extremely simple to build & low initial cost. Fundamentals of pattern-making & moldings.

Decorative & Sculptural Ironwork: Tools, Techniques & Inspiration - Donna Z. Meilach - Discusses ironworking shop, forge, and tools

Forged Animal Heads - Bill Epps (CD) - Steps to creating novelty animal heads from square stock & horseshoes.

Ironwork: Dynamic Details -Donna Z. Meilach - 250 color photos of iron objects - flowers, leaves, animals, scrolls not normally from hard material.

Making Tongs - Bill Epps (CD) - Making three tong joints: twisted/scrolling, wolfjaw/traditional, and bolt head/’Champion’.

Nahum Hersom Repousee Repousee work

Shop Drawing for Blacksmiths - Jerry Hoffmann - Visual index for projects, theme variations and how-to information.

Small Foundry Furnaces Volume 1: Build an Oil Fired Tilting Furnace - Stephen Chastain - Plans & operating instructions for furnace that easily melts 100# of aluminum per hour.

Tools and their Uses - Naval Office

Treadle Hammering - Clay Spencer

Treasury of Iron Work Design - Crafton

What’s in Style Fireplaces - Still

Wrought Iron Artistry - Schmirier

Wrought Iron Designs - Grave

Wrought Ironwork - RDC

Toni Seccomb and Frank Donahue perusing the NRBA Library at a conference

Library Rules

I  The library is owned by the NRBA (you) and is available only to current, dues-paid-up members. 

II  You are expected to take care of the books and videos and return them on time. 

III  There is no charge for use of the resources, except the postage and mailer to send the books through the mail.  The librarian mails the books to you and you include a check to cover the postage when you send the books back so there is no cost to the NRBA.  

V  Two books may be checked out for one month.  One Video title (may  include more than one tape) may be checked out for two weeks.

VI   Requests will be processed as soon as practicable.

VII  Donations of Blacksmith-Metal Related Books, Videos and Cash are welcome to help the Library increase its resources.

Book/Video Request. NRBA membership required.

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