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In a lively text illustrated with 160 of his exceptional drawings, Aldren Watson presents a picture of the New England blacksmith of the late 1800s, paying tribute to the skill and ingenuity of this versatile craftsman. Includes plans for laying out a blacksmith shop and constructing a forge.
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BlacksmithingLong Now Manual for Civilization
First published 1990About the author
Aldren Auld Watson
1917 – 2013
Aldren Auld Watson (1917-2013) was an artist. He studied at the Art Students League and was the recipient of many awards and prizes. He was well-known as a designer and illustrator of about 125 books and as the author and illustrator of *My Garden Grows* (Viking, 1962), a children's picture book. He was co-author, with his father, Ernest W. Watson, of *The Watson Drawing Book* (Reinhold, 1962). Several articles by the author have appeared in *American Artist* magazine, as well as reproductions of his work. **Source**: [*Hand Booking*](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL815057M) (Dover Publications, 1996)
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