Ready, Set, Weld!: Beginner-Friendly Projects for the Home & Garden

by Kimberli Matin

Welding made effortless! With simple techniques targeted to a wide and general audience, this guide eliminates the intimidation from an all-too-often technical craft. Rather than creating a manual workbook with elaborate, complicated drawings and instructions, Kimberli Matin takes readers on a journey of creative discovery. With purchased steel rod and bar or found metal parts from a salvage yard, plus basic, easy-to-use tools, she shows how to construct 25 whimsically attractive items. From a garden chair fashioned from an old tractor seat and odd parts to a stunning tri-fold screen and a delicate, filigreed plant stand, these great projects will make welders out of everyone!

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Richard Ladroga · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that Ready, set, Weld! by Kimberli Matin is a great instructional book. It teaches how to use the equipment that the average welder uses and some simple projects that one can do with these tools. The book also gives a little bit of background on Kimberli and how she got into welding. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know how to use a welder and wants to learn a few projects at the same time.

[Dianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Filled with good information and step by step instructions. The designs shown are good starting points to work with and learn the skills needed.

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are a few good tips in the book as well as a couple projects that I might make. If you're looking for a "how to weld" book this is not the book. The only welds going on are "spot" welds, which is adequate for craft type projects (anything you want to hang over your head or take down the road you're going to want a better weld). Bottom line is this: check it out at the library and see if it is a book you'd reference frequently for the projects. For me it's not one for the home library.

[Cindy]

I would *love* to learn how to weld!

[Jenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has some good projects in, but I'm not quite ready to do them yet.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun projects for beginner/intermediate metal working artists.