They are not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_%28metallurgy%29 '''Hardened and Tempered'''] since this would be ‘drawn’ by the heat from the metal. They are normally struck with a '''[[:Category:Hammers|Sledgehammer]]''' or the smaller '''[[:Category:Hammers|Lump Hammer]]'''
They are not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_%28metallurgy%29 '''Hardened and Tempered'''] since this would be ‘drawn’ by the heat from the metal. They are normally struck with a '''[[:Category:Hammers|Sledgehammer]]''' or the smaller '''[[:Category:Hammers|Lump Hammer]]'''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith '''Blacksmiths'''] often make their own tools from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel Steel] ''(originally [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrought_iron Wrought Iron])'' by heating it to red heat on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge '''Forge'''] such that the steel becomes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductility '''Malleable'''] enough to be formed into the shapes required.
