sword smith
Crafts edged weapons
A sword smith is a craftsman who forges swords, working heated metal into blades through hammering, shaping, and tempering.
The term emphasizes specialized skill distinct from general blacksmithing: The sword smith spent weeks folding the steel for a single blade.
Also spelled as one word: swordsmith.
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- white hotHeated to luminescence
- hot metalHeated metallic material
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- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, artisan, potters, craftsman
- Japanese craftspeoplecalligrapher, ceramicist, paper maker, papermaker, tea master
- Sengoku Japandaimyo, samurai, Tokugawa Ieyasu, feudal lords, warlords
weapon maker vs weapon user
sword smithswordsman
Skilled blade fighter
swordfighter · warrior · fencer · knight · samurai
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