Craftsman Vocabulary

noun a heavy iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped

• The blacksmith used the anvil to shape the metal into a horseshoe.
• I heard that old anvil in the barn makes a great makeshift table.
• He dropped the anvil on his foot and let out a string of colorful language.
• The weight of her responsibilities felt like an anvil on her shoulders.

noun a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, drilling, knurling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis

• The lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation.
• My uncle is a skilled woodworker and he loves using his lathe to make intricate designs on wooden pieces.
• I'm thinking of getting my hands on a lathe so I can start crafting some cool stuff in my garage.
• In the hands of a skilled craftsman, the lathe becomes a tool of artistic expression, turning raw materials into beautiful creations.