metalworkers
Those shaping iron
Metalworkers are people who shape, cut, join, or otherwise work with metal as a trade or craft.
The term covers a range of specializations—blacksmiths, welders, machinists, sheet metal workers—united by their material rather than technique: The metalworkers' union represents everyone from tool-and-die makers to ornamental ironworkers.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
swage block · hardy · mandrel · drift · fuller · blower · coal · coke
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
- tinsmithLight metal craftsperson
farrier · bladesmith · armorer · jeweler · whitesmith · locksmith · cutler · wheelwright
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- ironElement twenty-six
aluminum · titanium · nickel · zinc · tin · pewter · stainless · chromium
Metal casting facility
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- millGrain-crushing facility
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
fabrication · machining · casting · rolling · extrusion · stamping · shearing · bending
Curved line segment
- MIGShielded wire arc process
- TIGTungsten arc welding
- oxy-acetyleneMixed gases for welding
- torchHandheld burning light source
electrode · flux · seam · bead · penetration · fillet · butt joint · tack
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- quenchingRapid cooling process
soldering · brazing · riveting · engraving · chasing · etching · filigree · inlay
Forming objects from melted alloy
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- patinaSurface film from aging
- lost-waxCasting using melted model
- moldForm-giving container
bas-relief · statue · figurine · kinetic · abstract · installation · public art · monument
anvil
Metal-shaping block
furnace · swage block · hardy · mandrel · drift · fuller · blower · coal · coke · charcoal
blacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
tinsmith · farrier · bladesmith · armorer · jeweler · whitesmith · locksmith · cutler · wheelwright · swordsmith
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
iron · aluminum · titanium · nickel · zinc · tin · pewter · stainless · chromium · tungsten
foundry
Metal casting facility
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- millGrain-crushing facility
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
ironworks · fabrication · machining · casting · rolling · extrusion · stamping · shearing · bending · die-cutting
arc
Curved line segment
- MIGShielded wire arc process
- TIGTungsten arc welding
- oxy-acetyleneMixed gases for welding
torch · electrode · flux · seam · bead · penetration · fillet · butt joint · tack · spatter
forging
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
quenching · soldering · brazing · riveting · engraving · chasing · etching · filigree · inlay · guilloche
bronze casting
Forming objects from melted alloy
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- patinaSurface film from aging
- lost-waxCasting using melted model
mold · bas-relief · statue · figurine · kinetic · abstract · installation · public art · monument · bust
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- blue-collar tradesmachinists, welders, machine operators, auto mechanics, millwrights
- metalworkersblacksmith, blacksmiths, silversmith, silversmiths, goldsmith
metalworkerswoodworkers
Artisans who craft timber
carpenters · masons · stonecutters · potters · glassblowers
metalworkerswhite-collar workers
Salaried professional employees
office workers · knowledge workers · clerks · administrators · academics