tinsmithing
Shaping tin sheets
Tinsmithing is the craft of shaping and working tin and other light metals into useful objects—pots, pans, lanterns, roofing, decorative items.
The tinsmith cuts, bends, solders, and hammers sheet metal.
The trade was essential before mass manufacturing but now survives mainly in restoration work and artisan crafts: She took up tinsmithing to make period-accurate colonial lanterns.
Striking repeatedly with force
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- seamingJoining by stitching
- crimpingFolding by compression
- bendingCurving from straight
folding · cutting · punching · riveting · beading · grooving · flanging · swaging
Repairing by covering
- sealingMaking impermeable
- fixingRestoring proper function
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- dentsShallow impact marks
leaks · soldering · straightening · resurfacing · reconditioning · reinforcement · flattening · reflowing
Of occupied territories
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- itinerantMoving for work
handicraft · tradition · antique · restoration · heritage · vintage · folk-art · Americana
Sealed cylindrical container
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- funnelCone directing flow
- cupSmall drinking container
ladle · plate · kettle · pitcher · mug · pan · tray · bucket
Crafting items from reddish metal
- silversmithingCrafting objects from precious metal
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- metalworkingShaping raw ore industrially
- whitesmithTin and pewter craftsman
brazier · boilermaking · HVAC · ductwork
hammering
Striking repeatedly with force
bending · folding · cutting · punching · riveting · beading · grooving · flanging · swaging · stamping
patching
Repairing by covering
dents · leaks · soldering · straightening · resurfacing · reconditioning · reinforcement · flattening · reflowing · replating
colonial
Of occupied territories
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- journeymanQualified trade worker
itinerant · handicraft · tradition · antique · restoration · heritage · vintage · folk-art · Americana · 19th-century
canister
Sealed cylindrical container
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- funnelCone directing flow
cup · ladle · plate · kettle · pitcher · mug · pan · tray · bucket · candlestick
coppersmithing
Crafting items from reddish metal
- silversmithingCrafting objects from precious metal
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- metalworkingShaping raw ore industrially
whitesmith · brazier · boilermaking · HVAC · ductwork
snips
Small cuts or cuttings
mandrel · mallet · swage · chisel · shears · folder · brake · bench · crimper · punches
- handicraftssewing, knitting, pottery, weaving, embroidery
- old tradesblacksmith, blacksmithing, cooper, carpentry, cobbler
- traditional craftspottery, hand sewing, wood carving, weaving, blacksmithing
- traditional techniquewoodworking, weaving, pottery, blacksmithing, glassblowing
- metalworkblacksmithing, gilding, silversmithing, enamel, metal crafts
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
tinsmithingblacksmithing
Forging iron by hand
goldsmithing · silversmithing · ironworking · coppersmithing · steelworking
tinsmithingwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
pottery · ceramics · glassblowing · weaving · leatherworking
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