What's a Blacksmith's Fire Called?

A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature where it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the point where work hardening no longer occurs.

What do you call a blacksmith's fire?

A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature where it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the point where work hardening no longer occurs.

What is a blacksmiths fire?

a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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