Blacksmith Building #7

Blacksmiths were often hired from nearby towns or settlements to forge needed items for a fort and surrounding communities. A skilled blacksmith could make hand-forged goods such as cut nails, hinges, horseshoes, and even weapon parts. Blacksmithing was a constant and much-needed profession, using tools such as anvils, hammers, tongs of various sizes, and a bellows to pump air into the forge and raise the fire to the temperature needed to soften metal for shaping.

Kingston, Tennessee · United States