metalworker

Shapes heated iron

A metalworker is someone who shapes, joins, or repairs metal objects.

The term covers a range of trades—blacksmiths, welders, machinists, jewelers—united by working with metal as their primary material: The metalworker hammered the glowing steel into shape.

tools

anvil

Metal-shaping block

  • hammerTool for striking nails
  • tongsHinged grasping utensil
  • forgeFurnace for shaping metal

bellows · swage · mandrel · stakes · files · chisel · punch · drift · hardy · fuller

technique

hammering

Striking repeatedly with force

brazing · casting · smelting · annealing · tempering · quenching · chiseling · engraving · etching · chasing

artisan

blacksmith

Iron-shaping craftsperson

tinsmith · bronzesmith · bladesmith · locksmith · farrier · armorer · jeweler · engraver · sculptor · craftsman

materials

steel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

  • ironElement twenty-six
  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • brassCopper-zinc metal mixture

bronze · aluminum · silver · gold · tin · pewter · zinc · nickel · titanium · wrought iron

welding

arc

Curved line segment

  • MIGShielded wire arc process
  • TIGTungsten arc welding
  • torchHandheld burning light source

fusion · electrode · filler · bead · seam · joint · tack · spatter · flux · penetration

Categories
Opposites
material worked

metalworkerwoodworker

Timber craftsperson

carpenter · cabinetmaker · joiner · stonemason · stonecutter

creation vs destruction of metal objects

metalworkersalvager

One who retrieves discards

Family

metalwork, metalworking, metalworkers, metalworks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G