Answer 2

1. My EQ is: That is the most important factor in efficiently manipulating metal into a desired shape?

2.  1st Answer: The most effective way to manipulate metal is by using a hammer and coal forge.

3. The best way to efficiently manipulate metal into a desired shape is by creating tools to assist in the forging process. 

4. My first answer address real world concerns because it tells you the type of tools you need for the best result and can be broadened into all aspects of smithing. My second answer is slightly more specific but relates better to my EQ because it shows the best way to manipulate metal not only by yourself but also how blacksmiths have been doing it for centuries.  it shows you how to overcome difficulties in the forging process which is focused entirely around my EQ.

5. "Crucible Tool Steel and Specialty Alloy General Information." Crucible Tool Steel and Specialty Alloy General Information. Crucible Industries, n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.

6."Heat Treatment of Steel." Hardening. N.p.,N.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2014 OR "Heat Treatment of Steel." Tempering. N.p.,N.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2014 Any of these three describe tools that blacksmiths make or process that can be greatly assisted by tools. This sours actually describes a tool that blacksmiths made for a process that is used on a industrial scale : "Heat Treatment of Steel." Casehardening. N.p.,N.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2023

7. The best way to think about my answer is to look at like this: picture something that you want to make, then picture a machine that makes it for you. That is what industry does nowadays which evolved from the simple blacksmith tools that I am making. while I am not making huge machines I am making tools that are a huge help if you imagine yourself as the factory or huge machine.