Here are some common tools used by blacksmiths:
- Anvil (a heavy metal block on which the blacksmith hammers and shapes metal)
- Forge (a hearth used for heating metal to a malleable state)
- Hammers (various sizes and shapes for different tasks)
- Tongs (used for holding hot metal while working on it)
- Chisels (used for cutting and shaping metal)
- Punches (used for making holes in metal)
- Hardy tools (tools that fit into the square hole in the anvil, such as swages, fullers, and cutters)
- Files (used for smoothing and shaping metal)
- Vises (used for holding metal in place while working on it)
- Mandrels (used for shaping metal into curved forms)
- Sledges (large hammers used for heavy forging work)
- Treadle hammer (a foot-powered hammer used for shaping and forming metal)
- Apron (protective clothing worn by the blacksmith to shield against heat and sparks)
- Safety glasses (eye protection from flying debris)
- Water bucket (used for quenching hot metal).