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What is a metal worker called?

A metalsmith is one who works with or has the knowledge and the capacity of working with ""all"" metals.

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Not to be confused with Metalworker

Craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals

A bladesmith from Damascus, c. 1900

A metalsmith or simply smith is a craftsperson fashioning useful items (for example, tools, kitchenware, tableware, jewelry, armor and weapons) out of various metals.[1] Smithing is one of the oldest metalworking occupations. Shaping metal with a hammer (forging) is the archetypical component of smithing. Often the hammering is done while the metal is hot, having been heated in a forge. Smithing can also involve the other aspects of metalworking, such as refining metals from their ores (traditionally done by smelting), casting it into shapes (founding), and filing to shape and size. The prevalence of metalworking in the culture of recent centuries has led Smith and its equivalents in various languages to be a common occupational surname (German Schmidt or Schmied, Portuguese Ferreiro, Ferreira, French Lefèvre, Spanish Herrero, Italian Fabbri, Ferrari, Ferrero, Ukrainian Koval etc.). As a suffix, -smith connotes a meaning of a specialized craftsperson—for example, wordsmith and tunesmith are nouns synonymous with writer or songwriter, respectively.

History [ edit ]

In pre-industrialized times, smiths held high or special social standing since they supplied the metal tools needed for farming (especially the plough) and warfare.[citation needed] More details on the history can be found in the article blacksmith.

Types of smiths [ edit ]

A metalsmith is one who works with or has the knowledge and the capacity of working with "all" metals.

Types of smiths include:[2]

A blacksmith works with iron and steel (this is what is usually meant when referring just to "smith"). A farrier is a type of blacksmith who specializes in making and fitting horseshoes.

A bladesmith forges knives, swords, and other blades.

A brownsmith works with brass and copper. [3] [ citation needed ]

A coinsmith works strictly with coins and currency.

A coppersmith works with copper.

A goldsmith works with gold.

A gunsmith builds and repairs firearms. An armourer working in an armoury maintaining and repairing small weapons traditionally had some duties of a gunsmith.

A locksmith works with locks.

A silversmith, or brightsmith, works with silver. [4]

A swordsmith is a bladesmith who forges only swords.

An arrowsmith is a blacksmith who specialises in forging arrowheads.

A tinsmith, tinner, or tinker works with light metal (such as tinware) and can refer to someone who deals in tinware. A weaponsmith is a generalized bladesmith who forges weapons like axes, spears, flails, and other weapons. A whitesmith works with white metal (tin and pewter) and can refer to someone who polishes or finishes the metal rather than forging it.

Artisans and craftspeople [ edit ]

"Aeolus's Weathervane" – detail of a weather vane created by using a variety of metalsmithing techniques The ancient traditional tool of the smith is a forge or smithy, which is a furnace designed to allow compressed air (through a bellows) to superheat the inside, allowing for efficient melting, soldering and annealing of metals. Today, this tool is still widely used by blacksmiths as it was traditionally. The term, metalsmith, often refers to artisans and craftpersons who practice their craft in many different metals, including gold, copper and silver. Jewelers often refer to their craft as metalsmithing, and many universities offer degree programs in metalsmithing, jewelry, enameling and blacksmithing under the auspices of their fine arts programs.[5]

Machinists [ edit ]

Machinists are metalsmiths who produce high-precision parts and tools.[6] The most advanced of these tools, CNC machines, are computer controlled and largely automated.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

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Where does the saying out of the woodwork come from?

The woodwork refers to the wooden parts of a building, especially a house. The idiom comes from the idea of insects crawling out from inside the woodwork where they have been hiding.

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What does come out of the woodwork mean?

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come out of the woodwork

Definition The phrase to come out of the woodwork is an idiomatic expression that means to emerge suddenly and unexpectedly The woodwork refers to the wooden parts of a building, especially a house.

Another variation of this idiom is:

crawl out of the woodwork

The idiom comes from the idea of insects crawling out from inside the woodwork where they have been hiding.

Example(s) He came out of the woodwork to disturb my quiet night.

This idiom is in the home category

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