Customer Reviews
Good balance of theory and practical - By: Mr. A. Clark, 31 Oct 2008 
It's not too clearin the title but this book is specifically about treating steel, it does cover other materials briefly.
I had a basic understanding heat treatments before this book but did not understand why the steel changed when you heated & cooled it. The book starts with a nice history of working iron into steel & the different types of steel. It follows with lots of scientific detail as to what is happeningin the metal when it is treated. For people with no backgroundin science this might be a little hard going. However, the science is balanced with lots of practical details of how to do all of the different heat treatment of steel & when not to attempt this. The book is clearly written with good digrams & images.
A gem of a book - By: T. S. Ward, 06 Jul 2008 
Tubal Cain covers all that he states that he will cover: & he does it with ease. One caveat: current legislation would suggest that unless you have electrical qualifications then it is best not to try & build some of the electrical equipment proposedin the book. Tubal intimates that perhaps we have gone too farin that respect, but from my youth I can recall that employers had little regard for health & safety issues.
