Forge
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A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace 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 easie
The inside of a typical smithy in Finland
Wooden smithy built in 1726 in Opole, Upper Silesia, Poland
A smithy built around 1880 in Mērsrags, Courland, Latvia currently located at The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
A forge fire for hot working of metal
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.
Forge
…occurs. The metal (known as the "workpiece") 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…
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