Home›Metalworking and Blacksmithing Tools›GroupBrowse ByGroupTool group sorts tools by the broad kind of object each one is, separate from any single craft that uses it. Wikipedia defines a tool as an object that can "extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task," a definition that covers everything from a hand needle to a lathe. This grouping lets a visitor compare tools of a similar kind across different crafts.FactsGroupSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1500 BCE 1GroupFilter Results8 entriesTool FamilyAllMetalworking Cutting Tools (1)Metalworking Fastening Tools (1)Metalworking Forging Tools (1)Metalworking Garden Tools (1)Metalworking Gripping and Holding Tools (1)Metalworking Measuring and Marking Tools (1)Metalworking Power Tools (1)Metalworking Striking Tools (1)Used In CraftAllBlacksmithing (5)Woodworking (3)Power SourceAllElectric (1)Hand (8)Steam (1)Introduced EraAllClassical Antiquity (5)The Contemporary Period (5)The Iron Age (1)The Late Modern Period (7)The Renaissance (1)ActionAllCut (4)Hold (2)Join (3)Measure (1)Shape (2)Still Made TodayAllYes (5)Material WorkedAllMetal (5)Wood (2)Era of EmergenceAll3,300,000 BCE (1)3000 BCE (1)1500 BCE (1)1821 (1)1880 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareMetalworking Cutting ToolsGroup14 entriesMetalworking Fastening ToolsGroup14 entriesMetalworking Forging ToolsGroup21 entriesMetalworking Garden ToolsGroup4 entriesMetalworking Gripping and Holding ToolsGroup15 entriesMetalworking Measuring and Marking ToolsGroup5 entriesMetalworking Power ToolsGroup11 entriesMetalworking Striking ToolsGroup5 entriesSources1. 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.