forge (noun)

furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

forge, smithy (verb)

a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

forge, hammer (verb)

create by hammering

"hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"

forge, fake, counterfeit (verb)

make a copy of with the intent to deceive

"he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge (verb)

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

forge (verb)

move ahead steadily

"He forged ahead"

forge, spurt, spirt (verb)

move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge (verb)

make something, usually for a specific function

"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

fashion, forge (verb)

make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

"She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

Forge

A forge is a hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace where the hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature where it becomes easier to shape, or to the point where work hardening no longer occurs. The metal is transported to and from the forge using tongs, which are also used to hold the workpiece on the smithy's anvil while the smith works it with a hammer. Finally the workpiece is transported to the slack tub, which rapidly cools the workpiece in a large body of water. The slack tub also provides water to control the fire in the forge.

Forge

A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the point at which work hardening no longer occurs. The metal (known as the "workpiece") is transported to and from the forge using tongs, which are also used to hold the workpiece on the smithy's anvil while the smith works it with a hammer. Sometimes, such as when hardening steel or cooling the work so that it may be handled with bare hands, the workpiece is transported to the slack tub, which rapidly cools the workpiece in a large body of water. However, depending on the metal type, it may require an oil quench or a salt brine instead; many metals require more than plain water hardening. The slack tub also provides water to control the fire in the forge.