SkipJack Press Publishes Books about 
Blacksmithing and the history of Ironwork.

"New Edge of the Anvil,"is an instructional guide for the blacksmith. It shows in drawings and describes how to set up a forge, the necessary tools, and the basic forging processes. With numerous  illustrations and photographs it is a valuable resource for the artist-blacksmith. (Presently the New Edge has sold over 80,000 copies.) "Gas Burners for Forges, Furnaces, and Kilns" is a how-to-do-it book showing how to make gas forges and related equipment. A wonderful companion to the "Edge of the Anvil."

The historical aspects of blacksmithing and the iron work of master artist-blacksmiths is show with many photographs and historical detail. These artists represent the height of iron work in both design and fabrication and serve as examples for metal-workers today. Books in this area are "Colonial Wrought Iron" and the "Golden Age of Iron work."