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鍛治

English translation: blacksmithing, metal working

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Japanese term or phrase:鍛治
English translation:blacksmithing, metal working
Entered by: Troy Fowler

00:56 Aug 28, 2006
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Japanese term or phrase: 鍛治
Here's the entire sentence:
インクリメンタルフォーミングとはロボットによる金属素形材の逐次成形方のことであり、その起源を刃物などの鍛治、中空銅器の槌起や陶芸のろくろ成形に見出すことも出来る。

It sounds like 鍛治 is an anvil.

Any suggestions?
Troy Fowler
United States
Local time: 11:54
blacksmithing
Explanation:
I wouldn't restrict it only to anvils. I think this is referring more to blacksmithing in general, which would encompass metal reshaping overall.

[PDF] Digital Design Media: Online Textbook
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Incremental forming processes are the converse of milling processes; ... The blacksmith's traditional craft, for example, is one of reshaping metal. ...
www.zturk.com/pouk/racunalnistvo/mitchell.pdf -

This link http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jumi.co.jp... shows a whole lot of different blacksmithing activities and tools produced therefrom.

Hope to help a little...
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KathyT
Australia
Local time: 04:54
Grading comment
Many thanks Kathy.
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blacksmithing


Explanation:
I wouldn't restrict it only to anvils. I think this is referring more to blacksmithing in general, which would encompass metal reshaping overall.

[PDF] Digital Design Media: Online Textbook
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Incremental forming processes are the converse of milling processes; ... The blacksmith's traditional craft, for example, is one of reshaping metal. ...
www.zturk.com/pouk/racunalnistvo/mitchell.pdf -

This link http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jumi.co.jp... shows a whole lot of different blacksmithing activities and tools produced therefrom.

Hope to help a little...

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Many thanks Kathy.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joe L: Or "metalworking" to a contemporary American ear. (tomaytos, tomahtos!)
49 mins
  -> OMG not again!! Thanks, Joe!
agree  V N Ganesh: www.cheatcc.com/psx2/sg/star_ocean_3_directors_cut.txt - 278k
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, V N Ganesh.
agree  snowbees: Alternatively, "swordsmith": http://www.jref.com/culture/sword.shtml
20 hrs
  -> Thanks, snowbees. Would that include items such as specialty 包丁 (for cooking, etc.?)
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