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blacksmith

Person who creates wrought iron or steel products by forging, hammering, bending, and cutting

Entityskilled trade historical professionQ1639825

Also known as smith · ironsmith · ironworker · iron smith

Instance of: skilled trade
, historical profession
Subclass of: metalsmith
, metalworker

Overview

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A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils, and weapons. There was a historical distinction between the heavy work of the blacksmith and the more delicate operations of a whitesmith, who usually worked in gold, silver, pewter, or the finishing steps of fine steel. The place where a blacksmith works is variously called a smithy, a forge, or a blacksmith's shop.

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OpenStreetMap tag: craft=blacksmith
Female form of label: forgeronne
حدّادة
forĝistino
נפחית
kovářka
ferrera
Schmiedin
fabbra
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ferrera
herrera
kovačica
Schmattesch
ferreira
Uses: anvil
blacksmith's hammer
bellows
forge
blacksmith's tongs
pincers
fire
Location: smithy
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Sources
1.zhihu.com/question/51885779/answer/127954955Retrieved 2018-05-14
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Product or material produced: ironwork
Male form of label: حدّاد
Schmied
forgeron
kovač
Schmadd
ferreiro
Different from: Kowal
ironworker
Field of this occupation: blacksmithing
ISCO-08 occupation class: 7221 mapping relation type: broad match · broader concept: blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers

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