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smithy

Workshop of a blacksmith, who is an ironsmith who makes iron into tools or other objects

EntityQ40558

Also known as forge · smithies · forge shop · blacksmith shop

Subclass of: workplace
, industrial building

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A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the point at which work hardening no longer occurs. The metal is transported to and from the forge using tongs, which are also used to hold the workpiece on the smithy's anvil while the smith works it with a hammer. Sometimes, such as when hardening steel or cooling the work so that it may be handled with bare hands, the workpiece is transported to the slack tub, which rapidly cools the workpiece in a large body of water. However, depending on the metal type, it may require an oil quench or a salt brine instead; many metals require more than plain water hardening. The slack tub also provides water to control the fire in the forge.

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Different from: forge
forge
Has use: blacksmithing
Members / parts: forge
workbench
storage
forge
Used by: blacksmith

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