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An arrowsmith is a blacksmith who specialises in forging arrowheads. A tinsmith, tinner, or tinker works with light metal (such as tinware) and can refer to someone who deals in tinware. A weaponsmith is a generalized bladesmith who forges weapons like axes, spears, flails, and other weapons.
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A blacksmith's striker is an assistant (frequently an apprentice) whose job is to swing a large sledgehammer in heavy forging operations, as directed by the blacksmith. In practice, the blacksmith holds the hot iron at the anvil (with tongs) in one hand, and indicates where to strike the iron by tapping it with a small hammer in the other hand.
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