Smiths Smiths An anvil is a manufacturing tool, made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for chiseling and hammering other objects, such as in forging iron and steel items. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anvil"
A blacksmith is person who creates objects from iron or steel by "forging" it; i.e., by using hand tools to hammer, bend, cut and otherwise shape the metal in its non-liquid form. Usually the metal is heated until it glows red or orange as part of the forging process. Blacksmiths create such products as wrought iron gates, grills, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils and weapons. A skilled Blacksmith can make a good looking product that shows skill and ingenuity with the minimum amount of work and energy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blacksmith"
A coppersmith is a person who generally works with copper and brass. Coppersmiths lay out, cut, bend, and assemble pipe sections and pipefittings from copper. They also manufacture tanks, hot water systems, roofs and other sheet based items from copper, brass, sometimes and other metals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coppersmith"
:This article is about smithing. For more uses of the word forge, see forge (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Forge"
A fuller is a hand held form tool usually with a wooden handle, but often an air cooled wire handle. It resembles a hammer but is not used for striking but is struck by an appropriate sledge hammer to impart its shape to the workpiece. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuller (metalworking)"
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with precious metals, usually to make jewelry. Goldsmiths must be skilled in forming metal, through filing, soldering, forging, casting and polishing metal. Traditionally these skills are passed along through apprenticeships. More recently some schools have begun offering courses in goldsmithing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goldsmith"
A grindstone is a tool used for grinding or sharpening tools. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grindstone (tool)"
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A gunsmith is a person who repairs and modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machines such as grinders, planers, and millers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gunsmith"
A Hardy hole is a square hole in an anvil, suitable for holding hardy tools in place. Most anvils have at least one hardy hole, and may have one or more pritchel holes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hardy hole"
Hardy tools are metalworking tools, used in forging. A hardy has a square shank, which prevents it from rotating when placed in an anvil's Hardy hole. Typical hardy tools include chisels and bending drifts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hardy tools"
Locksmithing began as the science and art of making and defeating locks. A lock is a mechanism that secures buildings, rooms, cabinets, or other storage facilities. A key is often used to open a lock. Means of opening a lock often include what you know (a combination), what you have (a key or keycard) or what you are ( biometrics). ...more on Wikipedia about "Locksmithing"
Mokume-gane is a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns. Literally translating as "wood eye (i.e., burl) metal", the name was borrowed from one type of pattern welding used to forge katana blades. First made in 17th-century Japan, the mixed-metal form of mokume-gane was used only for sword fittings until the Meiji era, when the decline of the katana industry forced its artisans to create purely decorative items instead. The inventor, Denbei Shoami, initially called his product "guri bori" for its simplest form's resemblance to "guri", a type of carved lacquerwork with alternating layers of red and black. Other historical names for it were kasumi-uchi (cloud metal), itame-gane (wood-grain metal), and yosefuki. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mokume-gane"
A pritchel is a type of punch used in forging, particularly in manufacturing horseshoes. The pritchel is held in an anvil by placing it in the anvil's pritchel hole. The horseshoe is then heated in a forge and hammered over the pritchel to punch a hole to accommodate the nails that hold the horseshoe on the horse's hoof. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pritchel"
Scrollwork is an element of graphic design. The various forms are based on one or more spiral lines resembling an edge-on view of a parchment scroll. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scrollwork"
A Silversmith is a person who works with silver. Silversmiths not only work with silver, but with other metals as well to make jewellery and other items. Silversmiths specialise in the use of silver though, and it is the principal metal with which they work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Silversmith"
A slack tub is usually a large container full of water used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal. The term is believed to derive from the word "slake", as in slaking the heat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slack tub"
A smith, or metalsmith, is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects. The traditional working place for a smith is a forge or smithy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Smith (metalwork)"
The steam hammer is a power-driven hammer used in forgings. It consists of a hammer-like piston located within a cylinder. The hammer is raised by the pressure of steam injected into the lower part of a cylinder and falls down with a force by removing the steam. Usually, the hammer is made to fall faster by injecting steam into the upper part of the cylinder. Steam hammers that fall by their own weight are called steam drop hammers. Steam hammers vary greatly in weight from 45 kilograms to 90 metric tons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steam hammer"
A swage block is a large, heavy block of steel used in smithing, with various sized holes in its face and usually with forms on the sides. ...more on Wikipedia about "Swage block"
Sword making, historically, has been the work of specialized smiths or metalworkers called armorers or swordsmiths. Modern armorers and swordsmiths still ply their trade although to a more limited clientele. Their products are oriented toward collectors, those who pursue various traditional martial arts, reenactors, and as props for film and theatre. Some modern smiths also make swords and smaller blades for the technical challenge they present. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sword making"
A tinsmith, or tinner, is a person who makes and repairs things made of light metal, such as tinware. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tinsmith"
A triphammer is a massive power hammer, usually raised by a cam and then released to fall under the force of gravity. Historically, triphammers were often powered by dammed bodies of water. During the industrial revolution, multiple hammers were powered via a set of shafts, pulleys, and belts from a centrally located power supply. ...more on Wikipedia about "Triphammer"
Weaponsmith is a broad term relating to a professional weapon maker. This may refer to swords, axes, and any other metal hand-made weapon. The weaponsmith would generally have specialized blacksmithing skills. ...more on Wikipedia about "Weaponsmith"
A whitesmith is a person who works with white metal and does finish work, such as filing and/or polishing, on iron to remove black oxides. ...more on Wikipedia about "Whitesmith"
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