metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈme-tᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ 
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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Dickinson fell in love with swords and fencing around age 14, while attending an English boarding school and studying metalworking.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
The Jokowi administration banned nickel ore exports in January 2020 to encourage investment in its domestic metalworking industry.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Feb. 2024
Archaeologists don’t yet know the age of these metalworking remnants, as the analysis is ongoing.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
Dating back some 2,700 years, the discovery sheds new light on the beginning of the region’s rich metalworking history.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
According to research compiled by the museum, the wafer-thin object (measuring just 0.016 inches thick) was crafted from an alloy composed of 90 percent gold, 5 percent silver and 5 percent copper and shaped via metalworking techniques common among many ancient Andean cultures at the time.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021
That’s not to say that the discovery of gunpowder and metalworking automatically advanced weapons development.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
The same shopper also uses the gloves for woodworking and metalworking, too.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
One report even found that 18 percent of the children are tasked with working a power press, a dangerous metalworking device.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
The Jokowi administration banned nickel ore exports in January 2020 to encourage investment in its domestic metalworking industry.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Feb. 2024
Archaeologists don’t yet know the age of these metalworking remnants, as the analysis is ongoing.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
Dating back some 2,700 years, the discovery sheds new light on the beginning of the region’s rich metalworking history.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
According to research compiled by the museum, the wafer-thin object (measuring just 0.016 inches thick) was crafted from an alloy composed of 90 percent gold, 5 percent silver and 5 percent copper and shaped via metalworking techniques common among many ancient Andean cultures at the time.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021
That’s not to say that the discovery of gunpowder and metalworking automatically advanced weapons development.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
The same shopper also uses the gloves for woodworking and metalworking, too.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
One report even found that 18 percent of the children are tasked with working a power press, a dangerous metalworking device.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
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metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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