brassworks
Alloy manufacturing plant
A brassworks is a factory or workshop where brass is manufactured or processed into finished goods.
The term typically appears in historical contexts, when brass foundries and mills were common features of industrial towns: The old brassworks closed in the 1950s.
Also spelled as two words: brass works.
Extracting metal from ore
- castingShaping through liquid form
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- moldForm-giving container
ingot · foundry · metalworker · pouring · sand casting · die casting · lost wax · annealing
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- cornetValved wind instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
sousaphone · bugle · euphonium · mellophone · baritone horn · valves · mouthpiece · bell
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
chiseling · hammering · soldering · brazing · forging · chasing · inlay · filigree
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
- castingShaping through liquid form
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
mold · ingot · foundry · metalworker · pouring · sand casting · die casting · lost wax · annealing · tempering
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
flugelhorn · sousaphone · bugle · euphonium · mellophone · baritone horn · valves · mouthpiece · bell · slide
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
engraving · chiseling · hammering · soldering · brazing · forging · chasing · inlay · filigree · etching
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
nickel · pinchbeck · ormolu · binary · ternary · composition · metallic
polish
Smooth by rubbing
gloss · buff · patina · tarnish · lacquer · burnish · shine · reflectivity · brightness · golden