swages

Forge shaping tools

Swages are metalworking tools used to shape or bend metal, typically featuring a grooved or curved surface that guides the material into a desired form.

A blacksmith uses swages to create curves, channels, or decorative profiles in hot iron.

The verb means to shape metal using such a tool: He swaged the rod into a smooth curve.

metalforming

die

Stop being alive

forge · blacksmith · shaping · groove · fuller · punch · forming · ironwork · smithing · channel

tubing

flare

Sudden bright burst

  • expanderSomething that widens
  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • HVACIndoor climate management

refrigeration · plumbing · fitting · bellmouth · conical · compression · sealing · widening · deburring · bending

Opposites
metalworking tool function

swagescutting tools

Implements for severing materials

shears · chisels · files · grinders · saws

material deformation direction

swagesstretchers

Frames for carrying casualties

expanders · mandrels · drifts · spreaders

tool action type

swageshammers

Heavy-headed striking tools

mallets · anvils · stakes · mandrels

Phrases
Family

swage, swaging

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G