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blacksmith

Blacksmiths heat metal, usually steel, in a forge and shape it with a hammer, chisel, and an anvil.

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DESCRIPTION

Blacksmiths heat metal, usually steel, in a forge and shape it with a hammer, chisel, and an anvil. Contemporarily, they predominantly create artisanal metal products, including ornamental work, as well as horse shoes, one of the sole metal fabricating processes that has not been industrialised.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
select filler metal
operate metal heating equipment
work with blacksmithing hand tools
OPTIONALOptional competences
monitor gauge
mark processed workpiece
operate precision measuring equipment

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Skills overview

48total
19 essential
29 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
0
Skills
6

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Quick insight

This role requires 19 essential competences across practical skill domains.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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