Have you ever wondered at some of the strange and wondrous items you might find at a blacksmith’s shop? Sure, you’ll find an anvil, some tools, and weapons or armor – but what else?
Here’s a few things…
Nails
- Rivets
- Pans
- Cauldrons
- Knife
- Padlocks
- Horseshoes
- Chisels
- Anvil
- Gate
- Keys
- Chains
- Hammers
- Rasps (Coarse metal files with a roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material)
- Files
- Pincers
- Tongs
- Jigs (templates or guides for making other tools)
- Helmets
- Gauntlets
- Mace
- Punch
- Swages (decorative forms)
- Fullers (used to put grooves in swords and knives)
- Sledge Hammer
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