Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large scale structures. The term covers a wide range of work from large ships and bridges to precise engine parts and delicate jewelry. It therefore includes a correspondingly wide range of skills, processes, and tools.

Metalworking is a science, art, hobby, industry and trade. Its historical roots span cultures, civilizations, and millennia. Metalworking has evolved from the discovery of smelting various ores, producing malleable and ductile metal useful for tools and adornments. Modern metalworking processes, though diverse and specialized, can be categorized as forming, cutting, or joining processes. Today's machine shop includes a number of machine tools capable of creating a precise, useful workpiece.

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• Anvilfire
  anvilfire.com
  Blacksmiths' and metal workers' reference. Questions answered daily by the Guru. Meet and chat with other smiths at the Slack Tub Pub. Buy, sell, and trade at the Virtual Hammer-In.
• The Hawley Collection
  shef.ac.uk
  An edge-tools and cutlery collection housed at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, and a description of the project.
• The Metalworking FAQ/Compendium
  w3.uwyo.edu
  Based on the FAQ and other information for the UseNet newsgroup rec.crafts.metalworking.

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