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metalsmithing

metalsmithing noun: the craft of fashioning objects out of metals; the craft or work of a metalsmith.

Noun

metalsmithing (uncountable)

  1. The craft of fashioning objects out of metals; the craft or work of a metalsmith.
    • THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practical form, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] The possibilities for further variations on them are all...1978, Heikki Seppä, Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths, [Kent, Oh.]: Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 1
    • A properly made, fully sintered and fully annealed metal clay piece should be able to stand up to any traditional metalsmithing technique.2010, Kate McKinnon, Sculptural Metal Clay Jewelry: Techniques and Explorations, Loveland, Colo.: Interweave Press, →ISBN, page 27

Examples of metalsmithing in a sentence

  • As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality.1978, Heikki Seppä, Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths, [Kent, Oh.]: Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 1:
  • The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing.2013, Tom Turpin, Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry, 2nd edition, Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books, →ISBN, page 47:
  • You can get the look of metalsmithing without the effort.2014, Denise Peck with Jane Dickerson, Wire + Metal: 30 Easy Metalsmithing Designs, Loveland, Colo.: Interweave, →ISBN, page 4:

Origin of metalsmithing

From metal + smithing.

Questions about metalsmithing

What does metalsmithing mean?
Metalsmithing means the craft of fashioning objects out of metals; the craft or work of a metalsmith.
How do you use metalsmithing in a sentence?
As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality.
What part of speech is metalsmithing?
Metalsmithing is a noun.

Words near metalsmithing in the dictionary

  1. metaloscopy
  2. metalothionein
  3. metalotolerant
  4. metals
  5. metalsmith
  6. metalsmithing
  7. metalsmiths
  8. metaltail
  9. metaltails
  10. metaltelline
  11. metaltellines

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