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-# Blacksmithing & farriery+This topic is part of [[gt:crafts|Crafts & making]]. 
 +====== Blacksmithing & farriery ======
  
  
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-## What is blacksmithing and what is farriery?+===== What is blacksmithing and what is farriery? =====
  
 Blacksmithing is the forging (hammering), bending, cutting and joining of metal by using heat to soften it. At the heart of a blacksmith's workshop is the forge - a hearth for providing heat - although the word forge is often used for the entire workshop. Farriery involves many of the same skills, but with a focus on making and fitting horseshoes. When there were blacksmithing apprenticeships in Britain, after three years basic training, apprentices branched into either large-scale industrial blacksmithing, small-scale 'village' blacksmithing or farriery, which included some veterinary training. Blacksmithing is the forging (hammering), bending, cutting and joining of metal by using heat to soften it. At the heart of a blacksmith's workshop is the forge - a hearth for providing heat - although the word forge is often used for the entire workshop. Farriery involves many of the same skills, but with a focus on making and fitting horseshoes. When there were blacksmithing apprenticeships in Britain, after three years basic training, apprentices branched into either large-scale industrial blacksmithing, small-scale 'village' blacksmithing or farriery, which included some veterinary training.
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-## What are the benefits of blacksmithing and farriery?+===== What are the benefits of blacksmithing and farriery? =====
  
 - it's a very useful craft skill that can be turned into a career, providing metal products and services to the community (blacksmiths sometimes even straighten or sharpen garden tools for local people) - it's a very useful craft skill that can be turned into a career, providing metal products and services to the community (blacksmiths sometimes even straighten or sharpen garden tools for local people)
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 You can support your local blacksmith if you have one, rather than a giant DIY store that imports metal goods from the other side of the world. The rest of this section is about setting up your own forge. You might want to do this if you're a [smallholder](/smho/smallholding) or farmer who wants to make and repair tools and equipment, or you might be thinking of setting up a small business. You can support your local blacksmith if you have one, rather than a giant DIY store that imports metal goods from the other side of the world. The rest of this section is about setting up your own forge. You might want to do this if you're a [smallholder](/smho/smallholding) or farmer who wants to make and repair tools and equipment, or you might be thinking of setting up a small business.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:crafts|Crafts & making]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/crafts). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - [British Artist Blacksmiths Association (BABA)](https://www.baba.org.uk/) - [British Artist Blacksmiths Association (BABA)](https://www.baba.org.uk/)
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-## Related topics+===== Related topics ===== 
 + 
 +- [Craft production](craf:craft) 
 +- [Working horses](woho:working_horses) 
 +- [Welding & metalwork](weld:welding_and_metalwork)
  
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
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