Welding

Welding, 3rd Edition, is a textbook written by David Hoffman that presents welding theory, safety considerations, and core technical skills. The volume provides instruction designed to support practical learning across major metal fabrication methods.

The textbook covers workplace employment skills alongside fundamental welding processes, including shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux cored arc welding, and gas tungsten arc welding. It also introduces metals, metallurgy, and cutting methods.

A central feature is its emphasis on electrode diameter, the preferred method across school programs and home shop settings. Practical instruction includes setups for major welds accompanied by step-by-step procedures and photographs drawn from fifty years of combined experience.