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Swage Block
Pronunciation: [sweyj blok]
This large, heavy block of steel is used in blacksmithing. It has holes of various sizes and shapes in its face and usually has forms on the sides. The holes are used to hold one end of a piece of hot metal so the blacksmith can bend it or do other shaping. The scalloped sides help form shapes such as the curve of a wheel.
This swage block can be seen at the Fort Boonesborough smithy.
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