Basically, a blacksmith will use heat from a furnace and a hammer to beat white hot metal into shape over an anvil.
Yes...some slaves were expert carpenters , blacksmiths , or tailors. They learned their trades after years of service under expert white craftsmen.
Slaves could be either of the 3. They were also lots of other things
They used hand sledges and smelted there own tools. They wore protective leather on the out side of there pants so that it would protect them from sparks They used hand sledges and smelted there own tools. They wore protective leather on the out side of there pants so that it would protect them from sparks