metalsmithing
Shaping heated alloys
Metalsmithing is the craft of shaping metal into functional or decorative objects—jewelry, tools, vessels, sculptures.
The metalsmith heats, hammers, cuts, joins, and finishes raw metal using techniques like forging, soldering, and casting.
The term encompasses specialized trades: silversmithing, goldsmithing, blacksmithing.
She studied metalsmithing at art school.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- foundryMetal casting facility
smelting · quenching · furnace · billet · flux · crucible · slag · ingot
Following to catch
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
brazing · welding · casting · raising · sinking · forming · piercing · riveting
Neck-worn ornament
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- broochDecorative fastening ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- ringClosed curve shape
pendant · cabochon · gemstone · setting · bezel · prong · inlay · filigree
Reddish-brown metallic element
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- goldElement seventy-nine
steel · iron · pewter · titanium · aluminum · nickel silver · platinum · wire
Heat-softening of metals
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- normalizingMaking conform to norms
heat treatment · ductility · malleability · brittleness · toughness · stress relief · case hardening · carburizing
Tin and pewter craftsman
- jewelerGem and metal artisan
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
workbench · apprentice · guild · tradecraft · bench work · hand tools · fabrication · commission
Forming objects from melted alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- bustFailure or sculpture
- reliefEasing of distress
maquette · armature · patina · lost-wax · sand casting · public art · monumental · kinetic sculpture
anvil
Metal-shaping block
foundry · smelting · quenching · furnace · billet · flux · crucible · slag · ingot · ironwork
chasing
Following to catch
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
soldering · brazing · welding · casting · raising · sinking · forming · piercing · riveting · granulation
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
ring · pendant · cabochon · gemstone · setting · bezel · prong · inlay · filigree · enamel
copper
Reddish-brown metallic element
gold · steel · iron · pewter · titanium · aluminum · nickel silver · platinum · wire · rod
annealing
Heat-softening of metals
normalizing · heat treatment · ductility · malleability · brittleness · toughness · stress relief · case hardening · carburizing
whitesmith
Tin and pewter craftsman
handmade · workbench · apprentice · guild · tradecraft · bench work · hand tools · fabrication · commission · bespoke
bronze casting
Forming objects from melted alloy
relief · maquette · armature · patina · lost-wax · sand casting · public art · monumental · kinetic sculpture · assemblage
- metalworkblacksmithing, gilding, silversmithing, enamel, goldsmithing
- Craft MovementsArt Nouveau, Bauhaus, maker movement, glassblowing, bookbinding
- metalsmithingsolder, soldering, metalworking, smithing, forging
- smithingforging, blacksmithing, hammering, hand forging, upsetting
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
metalsmithingwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
carpentry · woodcarving · pottery · ceramics · glassblowing
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