Anvil
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An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal, with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck.
Single-horn anvil
A blacksmith working iron with a hammer and anvil
A blacksmith working with a sledgehammer, assistant (striker) and Lokomo anvil in Finland
Anvil with upsetting block
Blacksmith
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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
Anvil
…Single-horn anvil A blacksmith working iron with a hammer and anvil A blacksmith working with a sledgehammer, assistant (striker) and Lokomo anvil in Finland An anvil is a metalworking…
Picture of Vince J. Heilman (1918–2000) taken by the local newspaper around 1970
Statue of a blacksmith (Monument to John Cockerill in Brussels).
Smithing process in Mediterranean environment, Valencian Museum of Ethnology
A blacksmith