The blacksmith of your own happiness...

everyone will be able to do so with this new book. In the truest sense of the word, because it offers an understandable introduction to an old craft that has recently become increasingly popular as a hobby: blacksmithing.

Forging, that was once upon a time? Far from it, on the one hand, forging is still taught at technical schools for mechanical engineering, as the author did for many years. On the other hand, more and more people are discovering traditional craftsmanship as a fulfilling hobby. With the book Simply forging, Karl Gissing presents an understandable guide with which you can quickly become a hobby blacksmith and various decorative and everyday objects in the workshop made at home. The focus is on the workpiece and Gissing, like a teacher, explains the path from simple objects to increasingly sophisticated self-forged objects. Photos of the individual work steps ensure that what is described can actually be put into practice.
In addition to many instructions on forging work of varying levels of difficulty, the book is also dedicated to basic knowledge: various forging techniques are explained, material selection and heat treatment are described. In addition, the tools and equipment required are presented.
The crowning glory: In a separate picture section, the author chats about his private school and shows representative ironwork from his own production. As suggestions for imitation, because who knows, perhaps this book will soon turn one or two self-taught blacksmith apprentices into master blacksmiths?