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The
blacksmith's forge (furnace) was made of bricks with a hovel (hood) at one
end and a bellows at the other. The hovel (hood) carried fumes and smoke up
the chimney.
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The
blacksmith pulled the bellows to add air to the fire to make it hotter. A
very hot fire was needed to make the black iron soft enough to bend.
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The
bellows was made of leather and filled with air. When the blacksmith
pulled its cord, the air inside was squeezed out and emptied onto the fire.
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The
blacksmith hammered iron and shaped it on top of his anvil. The anvil is a
blacksmith's workbench.
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Iron rods are stacked up against the wall and
on the table. After being heated, they are shaped into nails, tools, knives,
horseshoes, guns, and plows.
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The
blacksmith used a tub of water to cool down the hot iron after his products were completed.
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some finished tools made and used by the blacksmith.
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More
Resources About Blacksmiths and Their Trade |
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Blacksmiths |
The
Colonial Blacksmith |
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Blacksmith Shop Lesson Plan |
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