The blacksmith made all sorts of useful items from black metal- that is, iron and steel. The name of his craft distinguished him from people that worked in other metals- brass, tin, silver, or gold. The blacksmith would make such items as hinges, chains, agricultural tools (axes, hoes, saws), and Cooking Equipment, suck as spits, grates, and cranes (used to hold a pot above a fire). Some smiths made military equipment, such as knives, shields, helmets, spear and arrow heads, pikes, and armor. One of the special types of smith was the sWord smith, who had learned the difference between iron and steel, and how to harden and temper a sWord.
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