Editing Smith (section)

==Types of smith==
*Farrier: A guy who makes horseshoes and fits them onto [[horse]]s.
*Village Smith: The most common type of blacksmith in the middle ages, these guys made farm tools, nails, pots, pans and basically the majority of simple metal implements (usually made from tin, iron was very hard to come by and as such only used for specialized irreplaceable tools)  needed by a small community of peasants. Occasionally they would make simple weapons and armor as well but these would be of low quality.
*Bladesmith: A smith who makes knives. When swords became obsolete, many sword smiths transitioned into crafting knives.
*Weaponsmith: A smith who specializes in making weapons. 
*Swordsmith: A smith who specializes in making [[sword]]s, these guys were very much in demand.
*Gunsmith: A smith who specializes in the manufacture of [[firearm]]s. Before the industrial revolution, parts for firearms had to be custom-fitted to ensure that gun worked properly, so even minor repairs required specialist work.
*Armorer: A smith who makes armor. A regular village Smith with a lot of time on his hands could easily make some [[mail]], but anything more complicated than that required a specialist.
*Toolsmith: A smith that makes tools, including for other blacksmiths.
*Goldsmiths: Smiths who do fancy work with gold. Gold has a low melting point and bends easily, so instead of hot forges and anvils, Goldsmiths uses precision instruments to make fine adjustments. More of an artisanal than utilitarian profession, these guys typically made jewelry and other expensive and ornamental objects. 
*Silversmiths: Smith who do fancy work with silver; despite using the same skills as a goldsmith, silversmiths primarily made cutlery in additional to ornamental objects that were more commonly used, such as mirrors, pitchers, candlesticks, etc.
*Tinsmith: The poor man’s silversmith, who made a lot of the same utilitarian kitchenware and household items, but out of pewter.
*Whitesmith: Did finishing work such as filing, lathing, burnishing, and polishing. Also used for a smith that works with light-colored metals, making it sometimes synonymous with tinsmith.
*[[Incest Smith]]