smithcraft
Working heated metal
Smithcraft is the art or skill of working metal, particularly by heating and hammering it into shape.
The word encompasses the techniques and knowledge of blacksmiths and other metalworkers: He learned the smithcraft from his father.
The term is somewhat literary or old-fashioned, more common in fantasy literature than modern workshops.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
quenching · tempering · farrier · ironwork · charcoal · bloomery · furnace · hearth
Made manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
workshop · workbench · trade · bespoke · commission · heirloom · traditional · handmade
anvil
Metal-shaping block
forge · quenching · tempering · farrier · ironwork · charcoal · bloomery · furnace · hearth · swage
handcrafted
Made manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
journeyman · workshop · workbench · trade · bespoke · commission · heirloom · traditional · handmade · skilled
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
flux · slag · ingot · billet · mold · alloying · metallurgy · brazing · soldering · welding
hammered
Severely intoxicated or pounded
worked · forged · bent · twisted · scrollwork · filigree · chasing · raising · sinking · embossing
smithcraftwoodcarving
Sculpting in timber
stonework · needlework · basketweaving · cooperage · tanning
craft, mineral, miner, smith, craftsman, craftsmanship, minerals, wordsmith, locksmith