Swage

Definitions

A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.

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Examples

“"I made a swage and hammered out the test⟳ bars to the required .615 inch plus or minus .003, the thickness of a sheet of paper. […]”

“If he were making round or square-sectioned nails, the blacksmith also kept a "swage" near the anvil. If different sizes, shapes, and heads were required, the nailor had a number⟳ of swages or a number⟳ of holes in the one swage.”

“[…] The blacksmith let⟳ me help⟳ out, hold⟳ the horse while he was putting the shoe on, turn⟳ the hand forge, clean⟳ up the shop⟳. And after awhile he taught me names of everything. He'd say⟳, 'Boy, hand me the three-inch swage,' and I had to know⟳ just what he wanted. I learned that way."”

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