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  1. 15th July 2009, 10:27 PM #1
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    I would like to tell you about these 2 books that I bought about 20 yrs ago and I could heartily reccomend them.. if you have not been lucky enough to have seen them
    by ......Alexander Weygers.. "the making of tools" and " the recycling use and repair of Tools " masses of beutiful pencil drawings of stuff he has made from old bedframes ,springs worn out tools ...Regards, Alan
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    Apparently now combined in The Complete Modern Blacksmith.

    And over 9000 hits on Google [alexander weygers].

    Thank you for posting, Alan.

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    Also has some weird tips, like how to drill square holes! A good set of no nonsense books, unlike a lot of stuff you see these days.
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    Thanks for posting that wilfo, just ordered a copy off amazon..

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    Fantastic book!.. I have been lusting after a blacksmithing wing for my workshop ever since reading it from cover to cover.
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