The modern day blacksmith requires mastercraft tools to be successful

The work of a blacksmith (meaning forging iron or black metal) is a well-known profession that dates back to pre-historic times. It is generally known to be a tough profession that requires much strength. You will either be tough to do it or you will become tough doing it. The reason is not far-fetched as the craftsman will need to deal with a lot of hammering, bending and cutting of iron and steel in order to produce a wide an array of products including cooking utensils, gates, agricultural implements, weapons. Etc. The above mentioned tasks were made easy by first implementing a heating process to soften the metal so that it can be transformed into the required shape. These primary activities of blacksmith were done using basic hand tools such as hammer, anvil and chisel.