Two excellent volumes from Steve Chastain whose two furnace books have sold very well, which give a good and very comprehensive introduction to casting skills. The main headings in Vol. 1 are: The Sand Casting Process, Foundry Projects (including a Match Plate Vibrator), Melting Equipment (including simple charcoal and gas furnaces), Temperature Measurement, Foundry Sands and Binders, and Coremaking. In Vol. 2 they are: Solidification of Metals, Aluminium Alloys, Copper Alloys, Brass & Bronze, Metallurgy of Iron, Gating Systems, Risers and Feeding of Castings, Pattern Making, Foundry Projects and Automotive Castings. What I like about these books is that they are focused on a generally low-tech approach applicable to anyone melting metal at home, unlike other otherwise excellent books we sell, essentially on the same subject, which are aimed much more at the professional founder. These volumes cover the ground well and are written in a way even I can understand - it’s good. 206 & 192 pages respectively. Paperbacks full of photos, drawings tables and other helpful information. Published by the author.