Excerpt from The Value of Science in the Smithy and ForgeFrom time to time I have been approached by young smiths who, thinking that I might be able to advise them, have asked me many intelligent questions regard ing studies suitable for smiths and forgers.This is a matter to which I have given a good deal of study and not a little labour, which has been directed more particularly to the needs of young men than to those of experience. That being so, the object of this book is, in the first place, to direct the attention of young smiths to the fact that science may be of immense value to them in their work in the smithy and forge, and, in the second place, to try to show them how it may be utilised in a thoroughly practical manner.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.