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close this bookBasic Techiques of Blacksmithing: A Manual for Trainers (Peace Corps, 1982, 102 p.)
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View the documentPreface
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View the documentIntroduction
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View the documentSession: 1. Sharing perceptions of the training program: An ice breaker
View the documentSession: 2. Assessing group resources
View the documentSession: 3. Defining expectations of the training program
View the documentSession: 4. Forge introduction
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View the documentSession: 5. Properties of metals
View the documentSession: 6. Forging a blacksmith's cold chisel
View the documentSession: 7. Forging: a blacksmith's hot punch
View the documentSession: 8. Heat treating
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View the documentSession: 9. Eye hook and link: technology transfer
View the documentSession: 10. Forging rings
View the documentSession: 11. Welding practices: forge brazing
View the documentSession: 12. Open workshop: mid-program review
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View the documentSession: 13. Bellows and forge design
View the documentSession: 14. Forging an African tang-type axe
View the documentSession: 15. Case-hardened African field hoe with collar
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View the documentSession: 16. Forging a Cross-peen hammer
View the documentSession: 17. Forging cutting tools: the wrapped-handle knife
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View the documentSession: 18. Forging straight tongs
View the documentSession: 19. Program evaluation
View the documentSession: 20. Open workshop/clean-up
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Training program calendar


DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

A.M.

Session 1:
Sharing Perceptions of the Training Program: an Ice-Breaker

Session 5:
Properties of Metals

Session 9:
Eye Hook and Link: Technology Transfer


Session 2:
Assessing Group Resources

Session 6:
Forging a Blacksmith's Cold Chisel



Session 3:
Defining Expectations of the Training Program

Session 10:
Forging Rings


P.M.

Session 4:
Forge Introduction

Session 7: Forging a Blacksmith's Hot Punch

Session 11:
Welding Practices: Forge Brazing



Session 8:
Heat Treating

Session 12:
Open Workshop/Mid Program Review


DAY 4

DAY 5

DAY 6

A.M.

Session 13:
Bellows and Forge Design

Session 16:
Forging a Cross-Peen Hammer

Session 18:
Forging Straight Tongs


Session 14:
Forging en African Tang-Type Axe



P.M.

Session 15:
Case-Hardened African Field Hoe with Collar

Session 17:
Forging Cutting Tools: The Wrapped-Handle Knife

Session 19:
Program Evaluation




Session 20:
Open Workshop/Clean-up