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Convincing rock to become anything you want, using fire and stubbornness
Ancient credSmiths worked meteoric iron 5,000 years before iron smelting existed
Work hardeningHammering makes metal stronger and stiffer, not weaker
Sacred statusMany cultures both revered and feared smiths as magicians
Annealing trickHeating metal red-hot resets it back to soft
Quench momentPlunging hot steel into water locks in hardness instantly