Editing v0.34:Metalsmith's forge

{{quality|Exceptional|20:57, 26 April 2011 (UTC)}}{{Workshop|name=Metalsmith's forge|key=f
|job=
* [[Weaponsmith|Weaponsmithing]]
* [[Armorsmith|Armoring]]
* [[Blacksmith|Blacksmithing]]
* [[Metal crafter|Metalcrafting]]
* [[Trapper]]
* [[Mechanics]]
|construction=
* [[Fire-safe]] [[building material]] (non-[[economic]])
* [[Fire-safe]] [[anvil]]
|construction_job=
* [[Weaponsmith|Weaponsmithing]]
* [[Armorsmith|Armoring]]
* [[Blacksmith|Blacksmithing]]
* [[Metal crafter|Metalcrafting]]
|use=
* [[Coke]] or [[Charcoal]] ([[Fuel]])
* [[Metal]] [[bar]]s
|production=
*[[Armor]]
*[[Weapon]]
*[[Chain]]
*[[Crafts]] - X3 from one metal bar.
*[[Furniture]]
}}{{av}}

The '''metalsmith's forge''' is a [[workshop]] used by [[dwarf|dwarves]] to turn [[metal|metal bars]] into useful objects such as [[weapon|weapons]], [[armor]], [[furniture]], [[coins]], [[ammunition]] for [[siege]] equipment and [[crossbow|crossbows]], [[trap component|trap components]], and other [[finished goods]]. To build a forge, you must have [[fire-safe]] materials and an [[anvil]]. Every use of the forge, except for [[stud]]ding, consumes one unit of [[fuel]] ([[coke]] or [[charcoal]]).

==Workshop labors and skills==
All metallic end products are created at a metalsmith's forge, using four of the five [[Metal industry|metalsmithing]] skills (the exception being [[smelting]]):
* [[Weaponsmith]]s can create [[weapon|weapons]], [[trap]] components, [[bolt|bolts]], and [[ballista arrowhead|ballista arrowheads]]
* [[Armorsmith]]s create [[armor]]
* [[Metal crafter]]s create [[chain|chains]] and "Other Objects" ([[craft|crafts]], [[coins]], [[goblet|goblets]]), as well as performing [[stud|studding]]
* [[Blacksmith]]s create [[anvil]]s, [[block]]s, and all [[furniture]] except chains
* [[Trapping|Trappers]] create animal traps.
* [[Mechanics]] create mechanisms.

==Cost of Items==
The cost of a [[weapon]] or piece of [[armor]] in metal [[bar]]s can be calculated by dividing its material size by three and rounding down, with no item costing less than one metal bar. The exception to this is some types of finished goods, which are created in different multiples from a single metal bar, depending on the skill of the [[Metal crafter]]. The table on the [[Melt]] page lists the cost of common items and their yields when melted.

==Bugs==
Having a forge/magma forge inside a burrow can prevent the creation of steel and certain other alloys.

==See also==
*[[Magma forge]]

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