ironsmith
Forge worker, metals
An ironsmith is a craftsman who works with iron, forging it into useful or decorative objects.
The term overlaps with blacksmith, though ironsmith emphasizes the material rather than the forge.
The village ironsmith made hinges, nails, and farm tools.
Metal-shaping block
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
quenching · tempering · hearth · coal · charcoal · bloomery · crucible · slag
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
One who shoes horses
- toolsmithArtisan forging implements
- weaponsmithMaker of arms
- whitesmithTin and pewter craftsman
- armorsmithCraftsman of protective plates
Skill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- metalcraftArt of shaping metals
- smitheryArt of forging metal
tradesman · journeyman · apprentice · guild · workshop · commission · bespoke · heritage
Striking repeatedly with force
- shapingGiving something its form
- bendingCurving from straight
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- upsettingCausing emotional turmoil
punching · scrollwork · riveting · chiseling · flattening · tooling · hand-forged · pounding
Transferred thermal energy
- flameBurning gas made visible
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- blazeIntense burning fire
- glowSteady, soft light
incandescent · molten · white-hot · red-hot · combustion · stoking · draft · spark
anvil
Metal-shaping block
furnace · quenching · tempering · hearth · coal · charcoal · bloomery · crucible · slag · flux
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
farrier
One who shoes horses
- toolsmithArtisan forging implements
- weaponsmithMaker of arms
- whitesmithTin and pewter craftsman
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- metalcraftArt of shaping metals
smithery · tradesman · journeyman · apprentice · guild · workshop · commission · bespoke · heritage · skill
hammering
Striking repeatedly with force
upsetting · punching · scrollwork · riveting · chiseling · flattening · tooling · hand-forged · pounding · striking
heat
Transferred thermal energy
glow · incandescent · molten · white-hot · red-hot · combustion · stoking · draft · spark · cinder
horseshoes
U-shaped hoof plates
brackets · candleholders · hooks · chains · nails · tools · weapons · grilles · balustrades · hardware
- ironferrous, ferric, ferrite, hematite, magnetite
- craftsmencarpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver, potter
- Smithsswordsmith, weaponsmith, armorsmith, knifesmith, bronzesmith
ironsmithgoldsmith
Precious metal artisan
silversmith · coppersmith · tinsmith · jeweler · woodworker