Librarian: Jay Griffin Jay.Griffin@rtznj.com
Policy
- Library materials are available to current AABA members as a benefit of membership.
- The loan period is from Demonstration to Demonstration, approximately 2 months.
- If you damage or lose a book, tape or DVD you are responsible for the cost of replacement.
- Library material can be mailed to member with agreement from the librarian. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the member.
BOOKS
| Title | Author |
| 500 Metal Vessels | Lark Books |
| A Reverence for Wood | Sloane, Eric |
| Advanced Tooling Materials | Carpenter Specialty Alloys |
| Agricultural Hand Tools | Brigden, Roy |
| American Antique Weathervanes | Westervelt |
| American Blacksmithing | Holstrom |
| American Malleable Iron | |
| Antique Firearms and Edged Weapons | Abels, Robert |
| Antique Metalware | Mitchell, James R. |
| Antique Tools | McNerney, Kathryn |
| Applied Mechanics and Strength of Material | Clemens, A.B. |
| Arc Welding | Lincoln Electric Co. |
| Armour and Weapons | Martin, Paul |
| Armour of Imperial Rome | Robinson, Russell |
| Armourer and His Craft | Foulkes, Charles |
| Arms and Armor in Colonial America | Peterson, Harold L. |
| Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight | Edge, David |
| Arms and Armour | The London Museum |
| Arms and Armour | Belous, Russell |
| Arms and Armour | Wilkinson, Frederick |
| Arms and Armour | Mowbray, Andrew |
| Arms and Armour | Norman, Vesey |
| Arms and Armour R.L.Scott Collection | Scottish Art Review |
| Art Metalwork | Payne |
| Art of Blacksmithing- The | Bealer, Alex |
| Ausgefuhrte Moderne | Rehme, Wilhelm |
| Backyard Foundry-The | Aspin, Terry |
| Baroque Modernisms (New Work by Albert Paley) 1992 | Peter Joseph Gallery |
| Beginning Blacksmithing | Converse, Jim |
| Best of the Hammer Vol 1, The | |
| Birmingham Blacksmithing Festival 1985 | Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark |
| Blacksmith and Farriers Tools | |
| Blacksmith in 80th Century Williamsburg, The | Colonial Willamsburg |
| Blacksmithing for the Home Craftsman | Pehoshi, Joe |
| Blacksmiths & Hammersmiths Emporium | Freund, Douglas |
| Blacksmiths Cookbook | Whittaker, Francis |
| Blacksmith’s Craft- The | Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas |
| Blacksmith’s Journal | Notebook |
| Blacksmiths Sourcebook | Flemming, James |
| Brunnen Des Friedens 1991 | Handwerkskammer Aachen |
| Cast Iron | Gay, John |
| Cast-iron Architecture | Badger, Daniel |
| Chains & Chainmaking | Fogg, Charles |
| Charleston Blacksmith | Viach, John M. |
| Classic 16th Century Treatise on Metals | Smith, Cyril |
| Colonial and Early American Lighting | Hayward, Arthur H. |
| Colonial Ironwork | ABANA Conference 2000 |
| Complete Guide to Blacksmithing- The | Lungwitz, A. |
| Complete Metalsmith- The | McCreight, Tim |
| Complete Modern Blacksmith- The | Weygers, Alexander G. |
| Country Blacksmithing | McRaven, Charles |
| Craft of The Blacksmith- The | Smithy, Kkawr-y-glyn |
| Crafting As a Business | Rosen, Wendy |
| Craftsman in Metal | Lister, Raymond |
| Curb Bits, Ornamental | Jacobs, Lee |
| Custom Knifemaking: 10 Projects | McCreight, Tim |
| Decorative Antique Ironwork | d”Allemagne, Henry R. |
| Decorative Ironwork | Campbell, Marian |
| Decorative Ironwork | CoSira |
| Der Waffenchmeid | Preftel |
| Design of Modern Steel Structures | Grinter, Linton |
| Designs for Coloring, More | Heller, Ruth |
| Din of a Smithy- The | Stevenson, J. |
| Early American Ironware | Kauffman, Henry J. |
| Early American Metal Projects | Daniele, Joseph W. |
| Early American Wrought Iron | Sonn, Albert H. |
| Early Iron Ware | Smith, Elmer |
| Early Tools and Equipment | Smith, Elmer |
| Elementary Forge Practice | Bacon, John L. |
| Elementary Metal Work | Leland, Charles |
| Engineering Metallurgy | Sisco, Frank |
| Engineering Metals and Their Alloys | Samans, Carl |
| Engineering Physical Metallurgy | Heyer, Robert |
| Engines of Change (The American Industrial revolut | Hindle, Brooke |
| English Weathervanes | Needham, A. |
| Essay on the Construction of Gates | Paker, T.N. |
| European Arms and Armor Vol I | Mann, Sir James |
| European Arms and Armor Vol II | Unknown |
| Fabrication of USS Stainless Steels- The | US Steel |
| Forge Craft | Crowe, Charles P. |
| Forging | Jernberg, John |
| Forging and Welding | Smith, Robert E. |
| Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths | Seppa, Heikki |
| Foundry Core Practice | Dietert, Harry W. |
| Foundry Engineering | Taylor, Howard F. |
| Foundry Practices | Rusinoff |
| Foundrywork for the Amateur | Aspin, B. Terry |
| Foxfire 2 | Wigginton, Eliot |
| Foxfire 5 | Wigginton, Eliot |
| From Forge & Anvil (Erich Riesel) | Leslie, Candace |
| General Metallography | Dowdell, R. |
| Get the Most Out of Band Saw & Scrollsaw | Delta |
| Glaser Landhaus-Barocf | Catalog |
| Glaser Runstsehmiede | Catalog |
| Glaser’s Grosse Sonderaktion (catalog) 1985 | Glaser |
| Glossary of Construc., Décor. and Use of Arms and | Stone, G.C. |
| Hammer and Tongs | Hogg, Garry |
| Hammerwork | International Textbook Co 1906 |
| Handbook of Aluminum Vol 1 | Totten, G.E. |
| Harnisch Und Helm | Graz |
| History of Knives- A | Peterson, Harold L. |
| Hooks, Ring and Other Things | Barnes, Frank T. |
| Horseshoer | Unknown |
| Intro to Ironwork | Campbell, M |
| Iron Work Rigging Manual | Lyons, John |
| Ironwork Part I | Gardner |
| Ironwork Part II | Gardner |
| Ironwork Part III | Gardner |
| Ironworking | Gale, W.K.V. |
| Ironworks on the Saugus | Hartley, E.N. |
| Japanese Design & Motifs | Grafton, Carol |
| Jay’s European Vacation | Kidwell, Jay B. |
| John Woodman Higgins Armory- The | Grancsay, Stephen |
| Kaiser Aluminum Sheet and Plate Product | Kaiser Aluminum |
| Kenneth Lynch Tool Collection | Catalog |
| Knight and the Umbrella – The | Anstruther, Ian |
| Little Giant Power Hammer- The | Kern, Richard R. |
| Machine Forging | Miller, J.K. |
| Machine Shop (Theory and Practice) | Wagener, Albert |
| Machine Shop (Theory and Practice) | Miller |
| Machine Shop Operations and Setups | Porter, Harold |
| Machinists Library | Miller, Rex |
| Mail-Maker’s Technique- The | Burgess, E. Martin |
| Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel | Carnegie Steel Co. |
| Manual of Modern Blacksmithing | Expert |
| Metal Craft | Glass, F.J. |
| Metal Processing | Boston, Orlan |
| Metal Techniques for Craftsmen | Untrach, Oppi |
| Metallurgy of Welding, Brazing | Lancaster |
| Metallurgy Theory and Practice | Allen |
| Metalwork | Smith, Donald |
| Metalwork (Bent Iron, Repousse, Cut-work) | Leland, Charles |
| Metalworking | Boyd, T. Gardner |
| Metalworking for Schools | Almeida, Oscar |
| Modern Equipment for Schools | Buffalo Forge |
| Modern Shop Practice | Unknown |
| Modern Steels and Their Properties | Bethlehem Steel |
| Molybdenum Steels- Irons- Alloy | Archer, R.S. |
| Museum of Early American Tools- A | Sloane, Eric |
| My Life as an Artist Blacksmith | Whitaker, Francis |
| New Edge of Anvil | Andrews, Jack |
| New Encyclopedia of Machine Shop | Barnwell, George |
| Notes for Forge Shop Practice | Littlefield, James |
| Old Farms- Tools | Vince, John |
| On Damascus Steel | Figiel, Leo |
| Ornamental Iron I | |
| Ornamental Iron II | |
| Ornamental Iron III | |
| Ornamental Iron IV | |
| Ornamental Iron V | |
| Ornamental Ironwork | Southworth, Susan |
| Oxy-Acetylene Handbook | Linde Air Products Co. |
| Pattern Making | Richey |
| Peddinghaus | Catalog |
| Plain and Ornamental Forging | Schwarzkopf, Ernst |
| Pounding Out the Profits | Freund, Doug |
| Practical Blacksmithing | Richardson, M.T. |
| Practical Forging and Art Smithing | Googerty, Thomas |
| Practical Handbook of Carpentry- The | DeCristoforo, R.J. |
| Practical Welding | Scheck, Leroy |
| Primitives: Our American Heritage | McNerney, Kathryn |
| Principles of Heat Treatment | Grossman, M.A. |
| Properties and Uses of Ferrous and | Kazanas,H.C. |
| Reformations | Fariello, M. Anna |
| Rigs of 9 Principal Types of Am Sailing Vessels | Peabody Museum |
| Rope, Twine and Net Making | Sancturay, Anthony |
| Roper Whitney of Rockford | Catalog |
| Safety and Operating Instruction for Torch Handles | Victor |
| Samuel Yellin-Metalworker | Andrews, Jack |
| Scientific Steel Worker- The | Westover |
| Sheet Metal Principles and Procedures | Stieri, Emanuele |
| Shop Drawing (Measurements, Drilling, Appliances) | Clemens, A.B. |
| Silversmithing | Loyen, Francis |
| Silversmithing and Art Metal | Bovin, Murray |
| Solidification of Castings | Ruddle, R.W. |
| Sons of Vulcan- The | Hibben, Thomas |
| Southwest Colonial Ironwork | Simmons, Marc |
| Stable and Barn Fixtures | Opitz, Glenn |
| Steel Foundry Practice | Hall, J.H. |
| Steel Working & Tool Dressing | Casterlin, Warren |
| Step-by-Step Knifemaking | Boye, David |
| Structural Member & Connections | Hoot, George |
| Tables for the Use of Blacksmiths | Watson, John |
| The Hammer Vol 22 | |
| The Hammer Vol 23 | |
| The Hammer Vol 24 | |
| The Hammer Vol 25 | |
| The Village Blacksmith | Bailey, Jocelyn |
| Theory of Modern Steel Structures | Grinter, Linton |
| Tool Steel and Specialty Alloy Selector | Crucible |
| Tool Steel Simplified | Palmer, Frank |
| Tools Machinery Blacksmiths’ Supplies | Sears, Roebuck Catalog |
| Tools that Built America | Bealer, Alex |
| Tools that Started the 20th Century | Lyon |
| Treasury of Ironwork Designs | Grafton, Carol |
| Value of Science in the Smithy & Forge | Cathcart, William |
| Village Blacksmith- The | Watson, Aldren |
| Warriors and Worthies- Arms and Armor | Nickel, Helmut |
| Welding Skills and Practices | Giachino, Joseph |
| Welding, Cutting & Heating Guide | Victor |
| Werk und Werkzeug des Kunstschmieds | Schmirler, Otto |
| Window Grills and Railings | German catalog |
| Wood Patternmaking | McCaslin, Herbert J. |
| Woodworking | Feirer, John L. |
| Wrought Iron | Aston, James |
| Wrought Iron (Geschmiedetes Eisen | Fritz, K |
| Wrought Iron in Architecture | Geerlings, Gerald |
| Wrought Ironwork- A Manual of | Rural Craft Publications |
| Yesterday’s Blacksmith | Nolan, Charles |
VIDEOS
| DVD No | MovieTitle | Subject | Blacksmith |
| VHS | Demo 5/91 | ||
| VHS | 1992 ABANA Conf, San Luis Obispo #1 | ||
| VHS | 1992 ABANA Conf, San Luis Obispo #2 | ||
| VHS | 1992 ABANA Conf, San Luis Obispo #3 | ||
| VHS | 1992 ABANA Conf, San Luis Obispo Panel Discussion | ||
| VHS | Demo at Boyles’s Shop 11/94 | ||
| VHS | 1994 ABANA St. Louis | ||
| VHS | Traditional Crafts of Japan | ||
| VHS | Blacksmith’s Journal Techniques Vol 1 | ||
| VHS | Blacksmith’s Journal Techniques Vol 2 | ||
| VHS | Blacksmith’s Journal Techniques Vol 3 | ||
| DVD | Forging Solutions Power Hammer Tech. Vol 1 | Amit Har-Lev (Big Blu Hammer) | |
| DVD | Forging Solutions Hand Hammer Tech. Vol 1 | Amit Har-Lev (Big Blu Hammer) | |
| DVD | Forging Solutions Copper Rose Vol 3 | Amit Har-Lev (Big Blu Hammer) | |
| RD69 | 02 UMBA Winter | hand cuff, square bend tool, socket, cylinder bell hanger, tenon tool, Cu bowl, rose leaf, curtain rod finial | Roger Lorance |
| RD72 | 02 Haverhill | Hot bend pipe, forging Al & bronze, discusses silicon bronze, Al forging MIG welding, bending jugs, explains powder coating | Jack Brubaker |
| RD76 | 02 Blue Knife | Powder damascus, folding knife. Mokume game, rolling mill, forging press | ??? |
| RD88 | Rocky Mtn | collars, tennons, pierced pass thru, square corner, tradtional grill | Tal Harris |
| RD89 | Repousse | French repousse tools & tech. | Wendall Broussard |
| RD102 | 05 Madness | Power hammer tooling, touch cutting & more | Ralph Sproul |
| RD104 | 05 Madness | Cont. of 102, Square corner, flux forge weld collar, slides | Bob Becker, Ralph Sproul |
| RD105 | 05 Alabama | tire hammer use & tooling, hollow ironwork, sheet | Clay Spencer, Joe Miller |
| RD108 | 06 BAM, Roycroft Class | Wizard, Couboy snake, finishes, forge welding; Cu vase class | Gordon Williams, D. Neuenswander |
| RD113 | 07 Batson’s | belt axe, powder damacus, knife furniture, Sam Bell knife | Poiter, Marks, Daniels, Patrick, Durham |
| RD118 | 07 Haverhill, 07 Bemidji | Good Demo | David Norrie, Peter Seven |
| RD119 | 07 IBA | power hammer tooling and forging | Ralph, Parker, Fa |
| RD123 | Head Class | ram, wizard, dragon, more | S. Williamson |
| RD130 | 07 SOFA; 07 BAM | Cu pots, Cu horse head, rose, end of RD123 | Angel family, Brazil, Sullen, Wildinson, Williamso |
| RD131 | 07 Saltfork | traditional table, 5 legs, 2 tops, angle & chanel boxes | M Hamburger |
| RD132 | Chest Class | Gothic chest, cont. on RD133 | Tom Latane |
| RD133 | 07 Pontiac | candle holder, bracelet, end of RD 132 | Lorilie Sims |
| RD134 | Little Giant B-day | forging anvil, jigs, scrolls, horse shoes, powder damacus | Bergman, Cox, Slader, Poort, Hanson |
| RD137 | 08 Batson’s | Japanese style blades, spring swages, blade forging, handle decoration, etching | Hostetter, Swartzer, Dunn, Williams, Duram, McTabb |
| RD 141 | 08 UMBA | hot & cold forging w/ fly press | Bob Haverstock |
| D93-1 | Decorative Twists for Stock | Francis Whitaker | |
| D93-2 | Decorative Twists for Stock and Handles | Francis Whitaker | |
| D93-3 | Background and Origins, Early and Recent Work | Tom Joyce | |
| D93-4 | Factors Influencing Creativity and Design | Tom Joyce | |
| D93-5 | Background and Origins; Shop Drawings and Sample | Tom Joyce | |
| D93-6 | Large Power Hammer Techniques Forging Organic Form | Will Perry | |
| D93-7 | Door Latches | Peter Ross | |
| D93-8 | Five Leaf Wing Divider, Box Joint Pliers | Peter Ross | |
| D93-9 | Spoon, Ladle, Spatula, Five Leaf Wind Divider | Peter Ross | |
| D93-10 | Bear Head on Cascadian Style Firetool | Darryl Nelson | |
| D93-11 | Cascadian Style Eagle Head Coat Ract | Darryl Nelson | |
| D93-12 | Eagle Head Coat Ract; Arrow Door Pull, Poker End; | Darryl Nelson | |
| D93-13 | Decorative Strap Hinge | Tom Latane | |
| D93-14 | Piercing and Panel Work; Decorative Borders | Tom Latane | |
| D93-15 | Decorative Face Using Hot Repousse | Tom Latane | |
| D94-1 | Treadle Hammer I: Spike Door Knocker | Clay Spencer | |
| D94-2 | Treadle Hammer II: Dogwood Blossom | Clay Spencer | |
| D94-3 | Treadle Hammer III: Tools | Clay Spencer | |
| D94-4 | Junk Yard Steel | Robb Gunter | |
| D94-5 | Fire Place Doors | Robb Gunter | |
| D94-6 | Hollow Forging: Vase, Candle Holder, Apple | Robb Gunter | |
| D94-7 | Power Hammer I | Clifton Ralph | |
| D94-8 | Power Hammer II | Clifton Ralph | |
| D94-9 | Power Hammer III | Clifton Ralph | |
| D94-10 | Steer Head Handle | Francis Whitaker | |
| D94-11 | Dog Head Handle | Francis Whitaker | |
| D94-12 | Repousse I | Nathum Hersom | |
| D94-13 | Repousse II | Nathum Hersom | |
| D94-14 | Forge Welding, Baskets & Globes | Dorothy Stiegler | |
| D94-15 | Illusions: Leaves/Veins | Dorothy Stiegler | |
| D94-16 | Iris | Dorothy Stiegler | |
| D95-1 | Bar Piercing/Quatrefoils | Francis Whitaker | |
| D95-2 | Seville Slides | Francis Whitaker | |
| D95-3 | Tips/Conference Closing | Francis Whitaker | |
| D95-4 | Introduction, Drawing | Nol Putnam | |
| D95-5 | Advertising | Nol Putnam | |
| D95-6 | Pricing Work | Nol Putnam | |
| D95-7 | Touchy Feely Talk | Nol Putnam | |
| D95-8 | Damascus Billet Making | Bill Dawe | |
| D95-9 | Alternative Heat Source | Nana Showwalter | |
| D95-10 | Patination | Nana Showwalter | |
| D95-11 | Herring Head | Nana Showwalter | |
| D95-12 | Repousse Techniques | Nathum Hersom | |
| D95-13 | Door Latches | Michael Saari | |
| D95-14 | Latches/Hinges | Michael Saari | |
| D95-15 | Steer Horn Hinge | Michael Saari | |
| D95-16 | Slide Show | Michael Saari | |
| D95-17 | Creations in Metal/Solutions to Social Problems | Ira Sherman | |
| D96-1 | Square Pass Thru, Sharp Corner | Francis Whitaker | |
| D96-2 | Folding and Forming | Cathi Borthwick | |
| D96-3 | Sheet Forming | Hoss Haley | |
| D96-4 | Slide Show | David Norrie | |
| D96-5 | Forming Dies | David Norrie | |
| D96-6 | French Scroll, Animal Heads | Chris Axelsson | |
| D96-7 | Patterns I | Cathi Borthwick | |
| D96-8 | Raising Tools | Hoss Haley | |
| D96-9 | Forge Welding Leaves | David Norrie | |
| D96-10 | Knuckles, Twists & Scroll | Chris Axelsson | |
| D96-11 | Woven Vessel | Hoss Haley | |
| D96-12 | Patterns II | Cathi Borthwick | |
| D96-13 | Animal Head Tool | Chris Axelsson | |
| D96-14 | Stair Railings | Francis Whitaker | |
| DVD | Free Form Forging | Uri Hofi (Big Blu Hammer) | |
| VHS | Forge & Anvil Vol 1 Programs 1-5 TV Series | Alan Rogers | |
| DVD | Horse Head Steps | Brian Brazeal | |
| CD | ABANA Conference 2000 | Images of Iron | Various |
| CD | 7 Blacksmithing Books on CD |