iron tools
Forged metallic equipment
Iron tools are implements made from iron or steel, used for work requiring durability and strength.
The term typically appears in historical or archaeological contexts, distinguishing iron-age technology from earlier bronze or stone implements: The excavation uncovered iron tools dating to the eighth century BCE.
Iron tools enabled advances in agriculture, construction, and warfare.
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- adzeTransverse-bladed hewing implement
- hammerTool for striking nails
- chiselEdged carving implement
cutting edge · anvil · blacksmith shop · scythe · pickaxe · auger · sickle · hoe · horseshoe · forge · drawknife · farrier · rivet · pliers · sword · bellows · drill bit · shovel
- ancient trade goodsgold, silver, copper, silk, spices
- Iron Age Britainhillforts, roundhouses, Celts, Celtic tribes, druids
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- iron & steel itemsstainless steel, steel beams, steel pipes, steel bars, steel plates
- iron itemsanvils, horseshoes, skillets, Dutch ovens, griddles
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, water wheel, windlass, pulley, plow
iron toolsstone tools
Shaped rocks for tasks
bronze tools · flint tools · bone tools · copper tools · primitive tools
iron toolsstone tools
Shaped rocks for tasks
bronze tools · primitive tools · digital tools · machine tools