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.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
swage · mandrel · stakes · files · chisel · punch · drift · hardy
Striking repeatedly with force
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- brazingFiller-metal bonding process
casting · smelting · annealing · tempering · quenching · chiseling · engraving · etching
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
- tinsmithLight metal craftsperson
bronzesmith · bladesmith · locksmith · farrier · armorer · jeweler · engraver · sculptor
anvil
Metal-shaping block
bellows · swage · mandrel · stakes · files · chisel · punch · drift · hardy · fuller
hammering
Striking repeatedly with force
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
brazing · casting · smelting · annealing · tempering · quenching · chiseling · engraving · etching · chasing
blacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
tinsmith · bronzesmith · bladesmith · locksmith · farrier · armorer · jeweler · engraver · sculptor · craftsman
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
bronze · aluminum · silver · gold · tin · pewter · zinc · nickel · titanium · wrought iron
arc
Curved line segment
fusion · electrode · filler · bead · seam · joint · tack · spatter · flux · penetration
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- ancient occupationssoldier, merchant, farmer, shepherd, carpenter
- artisanspotter, weaver, blacksmith, cobbler, jeweler
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
metalworkerwoodworker
Timber craftsperson
carpenter · cabinetmaker · joiner · stonemason · stonecutter