What is a good metal shaping book?

We just ordered a english wheel and planishing hammer today and would like to learn this art of metal shaping.We do custom paint and body work and are starting to get into building more of one of a kind cars and know we will have alot of use for these (if we can learn it).Looking for a good book to learn by that will cover all of metal shaping from hand beating to english wheel to planishing and so on.Also looking for a good place to buy our beaters bag and mallets.Thanks everyone.

 

Check out another forumn www.metalmeet.com lots of info there on these machines and how to use them.
Jesse

 

Howdy,

Check out Fay Butler's web site

http://www.faybutler.com/usmmh.htm

He's gotta book on Planishing Hammers and a new one on the Pullmax. Fay's a talented metal shaper and one hell of a nice person.

Good luck

Poop

 

Hey,

Check out metalshapers.org lota of information from some of
the most talented metalshapers in the world.

Also:MetalFabricator's handbook by Ron Fournier 1st &2nd editions

Untimate Metalshaping by Timothy Remus and Harley Dvidson Sheet-
Metal fabrication by timothy Remus

Today, unlike in times passed, there is a good deal of printed, as well
as video & dvd info available on metalshaping.

SwankeyDevils C.C.

 

Frank Sargeant "The key to Bumping Metal"

 

Also Kent White The tinman.com has some vhs on sale now. good site.

 

Dave, the site you referenced, tinman.com, takes you to a medical site. The tinman is another site for a guy that does pressed tin ceilings. Got another address? I would like to check out Kent's stuff. Thanks.

 

http://www.tinmantech.com/

 

Ron Fourniers 1st edition metal fabricators handbook was my first.