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The best answer is may the blacksmith may of shoe a horse or maybe he did not. A farrier makes horse shoes and shoes horses. A blacksmith may shoe a horse as part of his trade but that was not his main focus. See the link below to see a farrier making a horse shoe. Someone would of made a horseshoe pretty much the same way now as back then.

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They heated metals in a furnace so that they could be shaped easily and used a pointed horn to bend the metal.

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Q: How did blacksmiths make tools in colonial times?
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What do blacksmiths make?

blacksmiths make items using metal


What did blacksmiths do in colonial New York city?

Blacksmiths in colonial cities would shoe horses and make iron objects like the rim of wagon wheels.


What tools were used by blacksmiths?

A black will use a hammer to make other tools or nails


What did colonial blacksmiths eat?

Horse shoes, iron pots, metal hangers, and tools. They would sometime, during times of crisis and/or war, they would make swords, help a gunsmith make guns, and even make buttons for the uniforms, and bullets for the soldiers, and cannon to help the war effort.


Do Colonial Blacksmiths make a good living?

Pretty much, (if they make good quality products) it depends.


How do blacksmiths make tools?

They take iron, copper, steel, wood, etc. and shape it into its form.


What did a metal worker do for fun in the Medieval Times?

Metal workers were called blacksmiths in the medieval times. They made a lot of swords and daggers, shields, and some other stuff too. I don't think they could've did something for fun then. Blacksmiths needed to get money for their families, money was hard to get in the medieval times unless you are a member of the royal family or a noble. Even if blacksmiths could make something for fun, they would probably make cool tools for themselves or a toy for their children.


Do mechanic buy their own tools?

Yes, they order tools from blacksmiths, and the blacksmiths make any tool they need. ~edit~ Depending on the shop they work for most Auto Mechanics will be required to have their own hand tools, most often bought from mobile tool dealers such as Cornwell Tools, Mac Tools, Snap On and Matco.


Did any blacksmith's make swords?

Most blacksmiths shoed horses, or made nails, or made plows or tools. But some of the did make swords, and a few blacksmiths specialized in making swords and halberds and pikes.


What was a blacksmiths job?

His or her job was to make useful tools like sord's, shield's, armor, and horse shoes for the horses.


What are facts about blacksmiths?

Blacksmiths make hot fore.


Does blacksmiths make shield's?

Yes, blacksmiths made and still make shields