| A certain number of foreman artificers, electricians, blacksmiths etc, are also required for service with the army. |
| Irons could have been made by blacksmiths or armorers, but are more likely the work of toolmakers. |
| Many societies in Chad traditionally have different low-prestige occupational castes, such as hunters, potters, tanners, and blacksmiths. |
| Forge welds made by blacksmiths were made by heating the parts to be joined to a red heat considerably below the molten temperature. |
| While blacksmiths work mostly with hot metal, whitesmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal. |
| Those who make their living as blacksmiths, weavers, potters, or musicians are looked upon with some disfavor and suspicion. |
