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Forging heats metal so it can be hammered or pressed. This topic is part of Metalworking within Technology. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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A forge is used mainly to heat and shape what?

Answer: Metal

Bonus fact: Forging heats metal so it can be hammered or pressed.

What tool is metal commonly hammered against in a forge?

Answer: Anvil

Bonus fact: Anvils provide hard surfaces for shaping hot metal.

What fuel was traditionally common in blacksmith forges?

Answer: Coal or charcoal

Bonus fact: Solid fuels provided the high heat needed for smithing.

Blacksmiths use bellows to make a forge fire what?

Answer: Hotter

Bonus fact: Extra oxygen increases combustion.

A blacksmith forge is used to heat what?

Answer: Metal

Bonus fact: Heating makes metal easier to shape.

What device traditionally pushes extra air into a forge fire?

Answer: Bellows

Bonus fact: More oxygen makes the fire burn hotter.

What Tennessee theme park is closely associated with Dolly Parton?

Answer: Dollywood

Bonus fact: Dollywood is located in Pigeon Forge.

How many timber-framed turf structures make up the excavated Norse settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows?

Answer: 8

Bonus fact: UNESCO describes the eight buildings as three dwellings, one forge, and four workshops.

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