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BENCH ANVIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

A kind of anvil with a tang end used to secure it in a hardie hole, bench hole, bench vise or stake holder. Metals are hammered against it for shaping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Petite enclume à deux cornes, outil d'orfèvre.

CONT

Les outils essentiels de l'orfèvre sont le marteau et sa contrepartie: tas ou bigorne, qui fait office d'enclume.

Spanish

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