Home›Metalworking and Blacksmithing Tools›Introduced EraBrowse ByIntroduced EraIntroduced era places a tool in the period when it first came into use. Wikipedia states, "Early human tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for the preparation of food, hunting, the manufacture of weapons, and the working of materials," long before metal or powered tools existed. Browsing by era shows how the tools used in home crafts have developed over a very long span of time.FactsIntroduced EraSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1500 BCE 1Introduced EraFilter Results6 entriesTool FamilyAllMetalworking Cutting Tools (3)Metalworking Fastening Tools (3)Metalworking Forging Tools (3)Metalworking Garden Tools (2)Metalworking Gripping and Holding Tools (3)Metalworking Measuring and Marking Tools (2)Metalworking Power Tools (2)Metalworking Striking Tools (1)Used In CraftAllBlacksmithing (4)Woodworking (3)Power SourceAllElectric (1)Hand (3)Steam (1)ActionAllCut (2)Hold (3)Join (2)Measure (1)Shape (2)Still Made TodayAllYes (3)GroupAllMetalworking Cutting Tools (3)Metalworking Fastening Tools (3)Metalworking Forging Tools (3)Metalworking Garden Tools (2)Metalworking Gripping and Holding Tools (3)Metalworking Measuring and Marking Tools (2)Metalworking Power Tools (2)Metalworking Striking Tools (1)Material WorkedAllGlass (1)Metal (4)Wood (1)Defining KindAllCulture (2)Technology (1)End YearAll550 BCE (1)476 (1)1600 (1)1789 (1)1945 (1)Start YearAll1200 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)1350 (1)1453 (1)1789 (1)1945 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Classical AntiquityIntroduced Era14 entriesThe Contemporary PeriodIntroduced Era15 entriesThe Early Modern PeriodIntroduced Era1 entryThe Iron AgeIntroduced Era1 entryThe Late Modern PeriodIntroduced Era31 entriesThe RenaissanceIntroduced Era1 entrySources1. Blacksmith (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationBlacksmith, History sectionQuote, Blacksmith, History sectionThe Hittites of Anatolia first discovered or developed the smelting of iron ores around 1500 BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.