This equipment consists of (1) a suitable forge for heating, (2) an anvil mounted solidly at a convenient working height, (3) hammers in form and weight suitable for shaping forgings to best advantage, and (4) appliances to hold and to assist in shaping material worked upon. Also, there is always more or less accessory equipment in the blacksmith shop, such as vise and bench, cold chisels, files, grindstone, taps and dies, hand-power drill, and other appliances from machine-shop equipment, employed for cold iron work.