Blacksmithing is the art and craft of working with iron. Blacksmiths use anvils, hammers, and tongs to pound, heat and shape metal into tools and objects
Blacksmithing is a very old trade that dates back to prehistoric times. The first blacksmiths were likely the original metalworkers who created spears, knives and arrowheads. They also forged nails from iron ore to attach the wooden parts of their weapons to one another
The word blacksmith is derived from the word blacksmith's forge, which refers to a fire pit where smiths worked out their designs on pieces of metal.
forging metal process