Handicraft : Forge

The Ironsmith is an important person in the village. The Ironsmith is the person who repairs and produces the iron tools such as knife, spud, hoe and the animal trap. Every village has an Ironsmith and he is also responsible of agriculture. In the forge has kiln, pump, vise, small and big mallet, basin, charcoal, steels. Nowadays, the importance of smithy in production of tools is reduced as compared to the past because the equipment for the agriculture easily available in town. However Ironsmiths are still required in the village because occasionally they have to repair or fix their equipment.

The process Burn the steel until it is very hot, then the Ironsmith can make the steels anneals. Furnace and tilt it be a equipment that they would like. Cut the steel into the shape of the tools that they want. Burn the steel till hot and tilt it be a knife or hoe. Have a form and augment. Polish and clean.

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