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If you want to forge Damascus swords and Japanese blades, without going through the pain of breaking them during heat treatment, then listen to find out more. The number of ideas you can realize for your creations is directly related to your understanding of various bladesmithing techniques and the characteristics of different materials. Every day that you delay is another day that you stagnate in your growth as a bladesmith.

Things in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Yet today's researchers are exploiting newly understood properties of matter to program materials that physically sense, adapt, and fall together instead of apart. These materials open new directions for industrial innovation and challenge us to rethink the way we build and collaborate with our environment. Things Fall Together is a provocative guide to this emerging, often mind-bending reality, presenting a bold vision for harnessing the intelligence embedded in the material world.

Think how commonplace it is now for people to ask Siri for the weather forecast, deploy Roomba to clean their homes, or summon Alexa to turn on the lights. The "smart home" market will reach well over $100 billion in the next five years on the promise of products that are truly integrated with our cooking, cleaning, entertainment, security, and hygiene habits. But the reality is, these first-generation "smart" products aren't very smart - yet. We're clearly seeing only the tip of the iceberg in terms of capability and how such products can enhance our lives.

Nicholas Fox Weber, in this deft, entertaining, and brilliant rumination on art and technology, writes of the iPhone as the essence of the Bauhaus principles of form following function - of honesty of design and materials that reflect the true nature of objects and buildings, favoring linear and geometrical forms; adhering to line, shape, and colors; synthesizing art to modern times; the fusion in design of art and technology.

Have you made your first knife, a few maybe, but you feel like you could improve and expand your bladesmithing skills? I, Wes Sander, will share with you powerful techniques to take your bladesmithing skills to the next level. You'll learn the most cost-effective way to make a knife; the secrets of making a Damascus knife in just nine steps; how you can make your first sword, in just 17 steps, start to finish; and more. This audiobook has been designed with simple language so that it is easy for you to grasp even the most complex concepts.

Before there was Steve Jobs, there was Norman Bel Geddes. A ninth-grade dropout who found himself at the center of the worlds of industry, advertising, theater, and even gaming, Bel Geddes designed everything from the first all-weather stadium to Manhattan's most exclusive nightclub to Futurama, the prescient 1939 exhibit that envisioned how America would look in the not-too-distant 1960s.

Have you ever felt like making a knife and realized that reliable sources of information on bladesmithing were scarce and expensive? I, Wes Sander, will share the secrets of creating knives that are easy to make yet strong and sharp. If you are already a master bladesmith and know how to forge knives, then you can safely ignore this book. But if you are someone that is a beginner, who wants to learn the basics or has the desire to start bladesmithing, then you cannot miss this book!

Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that is responsible for driving the success of several organizations not just in Japan, but across the world. It explores simple, actionable, yet highly effective ideas that have the power to transform the destiny of your start-up. If you want to use the Japanese philosophy that is powering the results of several organizations all over the world, click on the “Buy Now” button to get your copy today!

Brandjam, the follow-up to the groundbreaking best-seller Emotional Branding, presents a powerful new concept from renowned designer and business guru Mark Gobe. The Brandjam concept is about innovation, intuition, and risk. Gobe explains how design is the "instrument" companies can use for jazzing up a brand - how design puts the face on the brand and creates an irresistible message that connects buyers to the product in a visceral way.

You will learn how design and innovation are being impacted by new and emerging technologies, societal demands, cultural shifts, and broader world issues. The Future of Design is practical, concise, and includes guidelines for building and supporting creative teams, advice and strategies for evaluating product concepts, and interviews with product designers, inventors, and innovators from around the world.

Unleash the Power of Fusion with "Welding Mastery" – Your Ultimate eBook Guide to TIG Excellence! Embark on an illuminating journey through the sizzling world of TIG welding with "Welding Mastery," an eBook meticulously crafted for those who dare to meld metal with precision, artistry, and deft skill. Delve into the netherworld of tungsten and gas, where the raw power of electricity meets the unyielding spirit of the toughest metals. Hone your craft from the very basics to the pinnacle of TIG welding prowess across fifteen comprehensive chapters brimming with knowledge Master the ...

This book explains engineering practice, what engineers actually do in their work. The first part explains how to find paid engineering work and prepare for an engineering career. The second part explains the fundamentals of engineering practice, including how to gain access to technical knowledge, how to gain the willing collaboration of other people to make things happen, and how to work safely in hazardous environments.

The way we manage our production is drastically changing. In last two decades, a model in which goods were manufactured in low-cost countries and efficiently transported was successful. Now is the time when majority of the players are relying on cutting-edge technologies and replicating models across the globe. Industry 4.0 is being exponentially adopted. The business models are obvious and available. The Eco-system is flexible for plug and play as per requirements. There is no second thought that who-ever cannot adopt industry 4.0 will fail.

Discover the secrets of successful metal scrapping with this comprehensive guide. Packed with 47 practical cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks, this book equips you with the knowledge and techniques to turn scrap metal into valuable treasure. From identifying and sourcing scrap metal to maximizing profits through effective processing and selling, this book covers it all.

This guide is everything you will need to build your own lithium batteries. It will show you important things you need to know about lithium batteries. You will be shown how to use the correct cells and PCB. You will also be shown how to design a battery pack and how to build it from scratch yourself.

Hartmut Esslinger, internationally acclaimed designer and founder of frog design, inc., reveals the secrets to better business through better design. Having spent 40 years helping build the world's most recognizable brands, Esslinger shows how business leaders and designers can join forces to build creative strategies that will ensure a more profitable and sustainable future.

Humanity has used asphalt for thousands of years. This humble hydrocarbon may have glued the first arrowhead to the first shaft, but the changes wrought by this material are most dramatic since its emergence as pavement. Since the 1920s the automobile and blacktop have allowed unprecedented numbers of Americans to experience the beauty of their continent from the Adirondacks to the Rockies and beyond, to Big Sur and the Pacific Coast Highway.

Welcome to a mind-bending journey through the fascinating world of quantum mechanics with "Journeying through the Quantum World." This eBook is a comprehensive guide that will take you on a journey through some of the most intriguing and mind-boggling concepts that quantum physics has to offer. From the wave-particle duality to quantum teleportation, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the wonders of the quantum world. Chapter 1 takes readers on an exploration of the strange world of quantum mechanics, introducing them to the bizarre and bewildering behavior of ...

Organizations face rising costs and increasing competition every day. With Lean Six Sigma, you can combat these problems and grow your business. This audiobook addresses the different ways your company wastes money and resources and how Lean Six Sigma aims to tackle them, and then it’ll give you all the tools you need to start making an effective change in your organization.

Scrap steel is perfect for practicing grinding and heat treatment techniques. So, you can get better at bladesmithing without spending excess money on buying steel. But do you need power tools to forge scrap steel? No. Most of the steels inside this book have forging/stock removal instructions with minimal use of power tools. And they can also be forged with no power tools. But to be honest, without them the work would be tedious, trust me. Learn scrap forging before you decide to make bad steel into a knife, only to have it shatter into pieces the first time you use it.