Member Library

  • Library books are available for loan to members in good standing of IVBA.
  • Books may be kept for 6 weeks.
  • Members are responsible for loss or damage to material. Normal wear expected.
  • Borrower is responsible for postage both ways.
  • Send all materials book rate. It’s cheaper.
  • Librarian may be able to recommend materials to answer your needs.
Request library materials from
Gary Riss
1409 E. 2309th Rd.
Streator, IL  61364

815-672-2634 work
815-673-1389 home
815-257-2634 cell
IVBA Library Materials
Title Author Number
101 Metal Projects for Novice Cannella 110
A Blacksmiths Primer McDaniel 65
A.Paley Man of Steel 133
ABANA 92 Gallery Slides Patton 150
ABANA 2000 Gallery CD 151
ABANA Comes of Age Nomm 52
AHE Art of Blacksmithing Bealer 142
American Steel Preston 91
Antique Iron Schiffer 58
Anvils in America Postman 100
Arc Welding Exercises Airco 130
Art in Iron Volume 1 68
Art in Iron Volume 2 69
Art in Iron Volume 3 70
Art in Iron Volume 4 71
Art in Iron Volume 5 72
Basic Blacksmithing Heer 67
Beautiful Iron Whitaker 62
Beginning Blacksmith Class Augie 141
Bent Iron Work Hausluck 104
Between Anvil & Forge Fannin 118
Blacksmith Journal 4 Hoffman 56
Blacksmith Cookbook Whitaker 76
Blacksmith Journal Hoffman 144
Blacksmith Journal Hoffman 145
Blacksmith Journal Hoffman 146
Blacksmith Journal VI Henderson 73
Blacksmith Manual ILL ILLICO 13
Blacksmiths Cook Book Whitaker 54
Blacksmiths Cook Book Whitaker 149
Blacksmiths Manual ILL ILLICO 10
Blacksmith Journal 5 Hoffman 74
Blacksmith Journal 2 Henderson 79
Blacksmith Manual ILL ILLICP 13
Blacksmiths Cook Book Whitaker 54
Blacksmiths Cook Book Whitaker 149
Blacksmiths Manual ILL ILLICO 10
Blacksmith Journal 5 Hoffman 55
Blacksmith Journal 2 Henderson 74
Blacksmiths Journal V3 Hoffman 79
Blacksmiths Journal V2 Hoffman 19
Blacksmiths Journal V1 Hoffman 18
Building Air Hammer – Tape Kenyon 131x
C Ralph at Pontiac 77
Clay Spencer at Pontiac Lorance 137
Colonial Wrought Iron Plummer 105
Coloring Bronze Pat of Met Rowe 99
Contemporary Patination Young 90
Damascus Steel Saches 89
Damascus Steel Saches 94
Das Eisenwerk Hover 59
David Smith by David Smith David Smith 88
Decorative Antique Iron Deallemage 113
Decorative Ironwork Campbell 107
Decorative Sculptural Iron Meilach 147
Decorative Wrought Iron Googerty 102
Der Kunstschmidt Schmirler 9
Die Kuntschlesserie Metzger 97
E Brandt Art Deco Kahr 108
Early American Ironwork Sonn 57
Early Ironwork Charleston Deas 50
Edge of Anvil Andrews 122
Elementary Wrought Iron Ballinger 117
Forged Elegance Colnik 139
Forging Char Forging Iron Miller 112
Forging Damascus Hrisoulas 111
Fox Fire 9 Wagon Making Nelson 17
Foxfire 5 Gunmaking Mavklin 16
Fritz Kuhn Fritz Kuhn 5
Hand Forging Orn Work Googerty 103
How To Make Folding Knives Lake 83
How To Work Sheet Metal 92
Intro to Blacksmith at New Salem Patton 51
Iron Menagerie Guild 84
J Bowie & Sand Bar Fight Batson 109
J Smith at New Salem 61
J Smith Knifemaker 78
Kentucky Rifle Golden Age Kindil 60
Kirk Sullens Lorance 135
Kirk Sullens New Salem Gruel 136
Little Giant Power Hammer Kern 75
Manual of Blacksmithing Smith 119
Manufacturing Processes Bagman 125
Met Work Trades Early Amer. Kauffman 80
Metal Spinning Regan & Smith 116
Metal Tech for Craftsman Unteauat 7
Metal Work for House & Garden Schmirler 3
Metallurgy Theory & Practice Allen 140
Modified Treadel Hammer Peot 15
Modified Treadel Hammer Peot 53
Oxy-Acet Welding &Cutting Exercises AIRCO 129
Oxy & Acet Welding & Cutting AIRCO 128
Pounding out the Profits Freund 63
Power Hammer Forging Ralph 81
Practical Forging & Art Smithing Googerty 12
Practical Projects for Blacksmiths Tucker 64
Professional Smithing Streeter 123
Professional Smithing Streeter 66
S. Yellen Metalworker Andrews 2
Schmiedearbeiten von Heute Hoffman 6
Sheet Metal Machine Proc. Zinngraph 120
Step by Step Knifemaking Boye 95
Stuart Hill Pracht 124
The Advanced Knifemaker Hoffman 101
The Art of Albert Paley Smith 106
The Art of Blacksmithing Bealer 101
The Art of Blacksmithing Bealer 143
The Complete Bladesmith Hrisoulas 87
The Complete Modern Blacksmith Weygers 148
The Contemporary Blacksmith Meilatch 138
The Craft of the Japanese Sword Yoshihara 98
The Master Bladesmith Hrisoulas 85
The Pattern Welded Blade Hrisoulas 96
The Smith’s Craft & Tools Schirler 121
The Smithy’s Craft & Tools Schmirler 1
Welding & Tech Little 127
Welding Principles for Engineers Morris 115
Welding Skills & Practice Brune 126
Wrought Iron Aston 93
Wrought Iron Artistry Schmirler 4
Wrought Iron Designs Grave 82
Wrought Ironwork Cosira 86