Dragonfly Enterprises

Randy McDaniel

Artist, Author, Instructor

in Forged, Lasered &  Fabricated Metals

Text Box: Artist-Blacksmith Association
of North America

Here you can find forging chapters in your area, tools/equipment, schools, conferences, exhibits, grants and more.#

Related Links

Today is a great time for artists and smiths to find educational information, equipment and forging associations. Below are a few that may be helpful to you.

Text Box: Chester Book Company
Craft books including metalworking.

 Dragonfly Enterprises

 3283 State Hill Road

 Reading, PA 19608

 

To contact us:

Text Box: Email:  RAMS4G@MSN.COM
Text Box: Love of Art Productions     
Specializing in video programs for artists
and for blacksmiths. 
Text Box: artmetal
Tons of information on forging.
Text Box: anvilfire.com
Info on tools, book reviews, a chat room and much more! 
Text Box: Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
Excellent classes/workshops!
Text Box: The Booksmith
No website, but a great resource for 
blacksmithing books!

 Norm Larson Books
5426 E. Hwy. 246
Lompoc, CA 93436
805-735-2095 Evenings
larbooks@impulse.com
Text Box: New England School of Metalwork
Auburn, Maine
Excellent classes/workshops in forging and welding!
                                         

Text Box: ArtisanIdeas
Books and videos
Text Box: John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
Excellent classes/workshops!
Text Box: Appalachian Center for Crafts
Smithville, Tennessee    
Excellent classes/workshops!
More people should know about this school!
Text Box: Peters Valley Craft Center
Layton, New Jersey
Excellent classes/workshops!
Text Box: Touchstone Center for Crafts
Farminton, Pennsylvania
Excellent classes/workshops!
Text Box: Centaur Forge LLC
Equipment, tools, books and videos!
Text Box: Lindsay Books
Bradley, Illinois
Books and reprints of old books on metalworking!
Text Box: Blue Moon Press, Ltd.
Huntington, MD
Books and translated books on metalworking!

I hope this helps. If nothing else it should be a great start, plus each site has its’ own links page which opens up even more information for you. These are in no particular order and there are many more for you to find with great information for you in your forging quest.

Have fun as you,

                                      Keep the Sparks A’Flying!

                                                                                            Randy McDaniel

Text Box: SkipJack Press
Books on metalworking!