Metalworking and Blacksmithing
There are many simple techniques and approaches that can help people make better metal products.
General Resources
A Metal Bending Machine
A manually operated metal bending machine. Kamal Khalifa for Practical Action, Sudan, 2008, 1 page
Blacksmithing
Blacksmithing transforms metals in its physical structure by heating and hammering.
How to Make a Strengthening Ridge in a Bucket
One or two ridges around the rim of a bucket will increase its strength and make it more ridged making it easier to...
Iron Foundry Basics
This looks at some of the basics options for establishing a small-scale iron foundry This profile includes...
Metalworking
Making a living from a small-scale metalworking depends on being able to make products that customers want. This is...
Pipe bending
This brief describes a pipe-bending tool that you can make with only a small number of tools. It was originally...
The Donkey Plough
This Technical Brief covers the construction of the donkey plough, developed for use in Sudan.
Wheel Manufacturing Technology for Rural Workshops
A small-scale approach to making wheels using a jig.
