#Blacksmith

[hippography]

Brannvakten.

Fotografering - 1904 — 1905 (CA)

FOTOGRAF Wilse, Anders Beer

INSTITUTION Oslo Museum

DigitaltMuseum

#hest #horse #farrier #blacksmith #shoeing #Anders Beer Wilse #Oslo Museum

[soy-sauce-and-mothra]

Hey! Are there blacksmiths in your story? I'm a hobbyist blacksmith and I'm here to help!

Blacksmithing is one of those things that a lot of people get wrong because they don't realize it stuck around past the advent of the assembly line. Here's a list of some common misconceptions I see and what to do instead!

Not all blacksmiths are gigantic terrifying muscly guys with beards and deep voices. I am 5'8, skinny as a twig, have the muscle mass of wet bread, and exist on Tumblr. Anybody who is strong enough to pick up a hammer and understands fire safety can be a blacksmith.

You can make more than just swords with blacksmithing. Though swords are undeniably practical, they're not the only things that can be made. I've made candle holders, wall hooks, kebab skewers, fire pokers, and more. Look up things other people have made, it's really amazing what can be done.

"Red-hot" is actually not that hot by blacksmith terms. when heated up, the metal goes from black, to red, to orange, to yellow, to white. (for temperature reference, I got a second degree burn from picking up a piece of metal on black heat) The ideal color to work with the metal is yellow. White is not ideal at all, because the metal starts sparking and gets all weird and lumpy when it cools. (At no point in this process does the metal get even close to melting. It gets soft enough to work with, but I have never once seen metal become a liquid.)

Blacksmithing takes fucking forever. Not even taking into account starting the forge, selecting and preparing metal, etc. etc. it takes me around an hour to make one (1) fancy skewer. The metals blacksmiths work with heat up and cool down incredibly fast. When the forge is going good, it only takes like 20 seconds to get your metal hot enough to work with, but it takes about the same time for it to cool down, sometimes even less.

As long as you are careful, it is actually stupidly easy to not get hurt while blacksmithing. When I picked up this hobby I was like "okay, cool! I'm gonna make stuff, and I'm gonna end up in the hospital at some point!" Thus far, the latter has yet to occur. I've been doing this for nearly a year. I have earned myself a new scar from the aforementioned second degree burn, and one singe mark on my jeans. I don't even wear gloves half the time. Literally just eye protection, common sense, and fast reflexes and you'll probably be fine. (Accidents still happen of course, but I have found adequate safety weirdly easy to achieve with this hobby)

A forge is not a fire. The forge is the thing blacksmiths put their metal in to heat it up. It starts as a small fire, usually with newspaper or something else that's relatively small and burns easily, which we then put in the forge itself, which is sort of a fireplace-esque thing (there's a lot of different types of forge, look into it and try to figure out what sort of forge would make the most sense for the context you're writing about) and we cover it with coal, which then catches fire and heats up. The forge gets really hot, and sometimes really bright. Sometimes when I stare at the forge for too long it's like staring into the sun. The forge is also not a waterfall of lava, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Welding and blacksmithing are not the same thing. They often go hand-in-hand, but you cannot connected two pieces of metal with traditional blacksmithing alone. There is something called forge welding, where you heat your metal, sprinkle borax (or the in-universe equivalent) on it to prevent the metal from oxidizing/being non-weldable, and hammer the pieces together very quickly. Forge welding also sends sparks flying everywhere, and if you're working in a small space with other blacksmiths, you usually want to announce that you're welding before you do, so that everyone in a five-foot radius can get out of that five-foot radius. You also cannot just stuck some random pebbles into the forge and get a decent piece of metal that you can actually make something with, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Anvils are really fucking heavy. Nothing else to add here.

Making jewelry is not a blacksmithing thing unless you want jewelry made of steel. And it will be very ugly if you try. Blacksmithing wasn't invented to make small things.

If there's anything here I didn't mention, just ask and I'll do my best to answer.

#yes some of this was directed at steven universe #the only thing su got right was bismuth crying when her anvil broke #cus those things are goddamn expensive and hard to transport #blacksmith #blacksmithing #writing #writing prompts #writing advice #writeblr #writer #writer problems #writerblr #writerscommunity #writers on tumblr #writers and poets #writers

[henk-heijmans]

Blacksmith, 2020 - by Maciek Przeklasa (1984), Polish

#Maciek Przeklasa #blacksmith

[poqu]

tinkaton’s smithy

#pokemon #pokemon sv #tinkaton #pokemon scarlet and violet #blacksmith #poqart

[koyoriin]

blacksmith // ragnarok online

https://twitter.com/koyoriin https://patreon.com/koyorin https://instagram.com/koyori_n https://bsky.app/profile/koyorin.bsky.social

#ragnarok online #ragnarok #blacksmith #fanart #fan art #videogames #video games #gaming #ro blacksmith

[thedansome]

Blacksmith solidarity! ….Kinda

Anart the goblin owned by CliffPadfoot on twitter

#commission #thicc #monstergirl #goblin #tiefling #blacksmith #anart #dahlia #myart

[wishbow]

forced myself to fill a page - april 2024 - pam wishbow

#sketchbook #pam wishbow #wishbow #anvil #blacksmith

[lunaefall]

It's pretty interesting that the Blacksmith has records of Hunters from Remnant despite being in the Ever After, so I think they might be Alyx reincarnated.

Both Alyx and the Blacksmith are designed with Afro-centric features in mind (for me the hair locs in the Blacksmith were the main giveaway).

Alyx's waistband looks similar to the colours of the locs.

And we can't forget the quote from the latest episode, "Alyx wanted to fix everything she broke in the Ever After." And guess what blacksmiths do.

#rwby #rwby theory #rwby theories #rwby spoilers #rwby9 #rwby9 spoilers #rwby volume 9 #rwby volume 9 spoilers #spoilers #alyx #blacksmith #dani.txt

[ovopack]

鍛冶屋のおっちゃん

#artwork #mitoitan #reptile #blacksmith

[pilot-boi]

Congrats on the divorce! So happy for you

Commission I did for @vagabondangel. Had a lot of fun drawing this

[Buy Me A Ko-Fi]

#rwby #jaune arc #curious cat #blacksmith #mine #my art #catsvdogs #commissions #vagabondangel #kofi stuff

[vell-yan]

I promise I do have builds. I just keep forgetting to post them.

Anyway thank you so much for 200 followers

#minecraft #mineblr #minecraft builds #survival minecraft #minecraft build #minecraft cottagecore #vellbuilds #minecraft aesthetic #aesthetic minecraft #mineblur #minecraft screenshots #minecraft java #minecraft inspiration #blacksmith

[do0hwa]

Zutara Earth Kingdom AU pt2 (zuko working as a blacksmith)

Er I still couldn’t stop thinking about this au so I brought a pt 2 :D

What if Zuko worked as a blacksmith?

The au I’m referring to is this post below (link) ⤵️

그림 그리다가 벌써 새벽 됐네용 저는 이제 자러 가보겠습니다~

#zutara #zuko #katara #atla #avatar the last airbender #zutara fanart #zk #atla fanart #avatar #blacksmith #zuko fanart #katara fanart #art #zuko x katara #earth kingdom #sketch #adult zuko #zuko and katara #zutara headcanons #avatar fanart #digital art #illustration #adult zutara #adult katara #avatar:tla #artists on tumblr #blacksmith zuko #zutara headcannon #my art

[jlbriere]

A commission I did for Bionet on Twitter earlier on in the year. Was a lot of fun to draw!

#furry art #furry drawing #furry wolf #Blacksmith #furry fandom #anthro #anthro art #anthro character #digital art

[henk-heijmans]

Blacksmiths, 1926 - by August Sander (1876 – 1964), German

#August Sander #blacksmith

[karalija]

Here’s Sifuu from the game Palia by Singularity 6. She’s the town blacksmith and a former monster beastie hunter. I love how boisterous and friendly she is.

#palia #play palia #sifuu #palia sifuu #singularity 6 #blacksmith #metal working #just call Sifuu #fanart #karalija

[koyoriin]

blacksmith & mastersmith

https://twitter.com/koyoriin https://patreon.com/koyorin https://instagram.com/koyori_n https://bsky.app/profile/koyorin.bsky.social

#ragnarok online #blacksmith #mastersmith #ragnarok #ro #ragnarok online blacksmith #ragnarok online mastersmith #whitesmith #ragnarok online whitesmith #fanart #fan art #videogames #video games #gaming #ragnarok blacksmith #ragnarok whitesmith #ragnarok mastersmith