Smithy
Ironwork appeared as early as the 7th century B.C. as a result of the development of iron ore extraction and reduction techniques.
The smith beats an iron ingot in order to make various objects. Iron is struck in order to get more resistant; this is a technique called “écrouissage”. As soon as he gets an object out of the furnace the smithy beats it and shapes it with a hammer. He puts it several times into fire and then plunges it into water in order to change the metal texture.
From the Iron Age on lots of weapons, tools as well as objects of everyday life were commonly crafted.
The smith beats an iron ingot in order to make various objects. Iron is struck in order to get more resistant; this is a technique called “écrouissage”. As soon as he gets an object out of the furnace the smithy beats it and shapes it with a hammer. He puts it several times into fire and then plunges it into water in order to change the metal texture.
From the Iron Age on lots of weapons, tools as well as objects of everyday life were commonly crafted.
