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forging

Manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal

EntityindustryQ193057

Also known as drop-forging

Instance of: industry
Subclass of: process
Part of: industry

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Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer or a die. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: cold forging, warm forging, or hot forging. For the latter two, the metal is heated, usually in a forge. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to hundreds of metric tons. Forging has been done by smiths for millennia; the traditional products were kitchenware, hardware, hand tools, edged weapons, cymbals, and jewellery.

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Item operated: unknown has characteristic: hot
Practiced by: metalsmith
ironmaster
Uses: smithy
Location: foundry
hammer mill
Intangible cultural heritage status: Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage Netherlands
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1.immaterieelerfgoed.nl/en/smedeninandelst
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