bladesmiths
Craftsmen of swords
Bladesmiths is the plural of bladesmith, a craftsperson who forges blades—knives, swords, axes, and other edged tools.
The term emphasizes the blade itself rather than the complete weapon or tool: The bladesmiths hammered steel into kitchen knives.
Bladesmithing is a specialized branch of blacksmithing requiring particular skill in shaping, hardening, and tempering cutting edges.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- quenchingRapid cooling process
tempering · billet · heat · furnace · bellows · hardening · annealing · shaping
Learning trade through employment
- masterAuthority or controller
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
lineage · heirloom · swordsmith · cutler · knifemaker · armourer · Toledo · Sheffield
Sharp, biting flavor
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- fullerSmithy's channeling implement
- choilBlade's heel recess
guard · pommel · bolster · handle · scales · profile · tanto · kukri
Molar action sometimes
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
edge · bevel · buffing · stropping · burr · etching · pinning · epoxy
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- ironElement twenty-six
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- alloyMetallic combination
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
crucible · normalizing · decarburization · toughness · brittleness · inclusion · flux · ingot
anvil
Metal-shaping block
quenching · tempering · billet · heat · furnace · bellows · hardening · annealing · shaping · upsetting
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
- masterAuthority or controller
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
heritage · lineage · heirloom · swordsmith · cutler · knifemaker · armourer · Toledo · Sheffield · old-world
tang
Sharp, biting flavor
choil · guard · pommel · bolster · handle · scales · profile · tanto · kukri
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
whetstone · edge · bevel · buffing · stropping · burr · etching · pinning · epoxy
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
smelting · crucible · normalizing · decarburization · toughness · brittleness · inclusion · flux · ingot
- knife makers
- metalworkerscoppersmith, coppersmiths, tinsmith, tinsmiths, swordsmith
bladesmithsjewelers
Gem and precious metal merchants
goldsmiths · silversmiths · potters · glassblowers · weavers