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ancient angle anvil armor base bending blacksmith blade blows bolt boss bottom bradded brought century chisel cold corner course curved decorative developed diameter drawing drawn dressed drill edge equipment face finished fire flat forge formed fuller hammer hand handle hardening hardie head heat heavy held hinge hold hole horn inch inserted iron ironwork jaws joined leaves Left legs length light lower metal methods molded nails needed operation orange-red pieces placed plate portion position produced proper punched ring round scarfed screw scroll shank shape sheet shoulder side simple smith socket sometimes split spring square steel strap surface swage swords tang techniques tempered thick thin tire tongs trade turned twisted upset usually welding welding heat wheel wide wood wrought iron