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A blacksmith is a person who processess iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 or steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
 by forging
Forging

Forging is the term for shaping metal by using localized compressive forces. Cold forging is done at room temperature or near room temperature....
 the metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
; i.e., by using tools to hammer, bend, cut, and otherwise shape it in its non-liquid form.






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A blacksmith is a person who processess iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 or steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
 by forging
Forging

Forging is the term for shaping metal by using localized compressive forces. Cold forging is done at room temperature or near room temperature....
 the metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
; i.e., by using tools to hammer, bend, cut, and otherwise shape it in its non-liquid form. Usually the metal is cold until it glows red or orange as part of the forging process. Blacksmiths produce things like wrought iron
Wrought iron

Wrought iron is commercially pure iron. In contrast to steel, it has a very low carbon content. It is a fibrous material due to the slag Inclusion ....
 gates, grills, railings, light fixtures, furniture
Furniture

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground....
, sculpture
Sculpture

Sculpture is Three-dimensional space artwork created by shaping or combining hard and or plastic material, sound, and or text and or light, commonly Stone sculpture , metal, glass, or wood....
, tool
Tool

A broad definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other....
s, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, and utensils. Bladesmiths are different to Blacksmiths. The first Blacksmith web site was published in 1994, "www.lyttoncreek.com" by Lytton Creek Blacksmiths.