swage block

American  

noun

1. an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.

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swage block British  

noun

1. an iron block cut with holes, recesses, and grooves to assist in the cold-working of metal

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Etymology

Origin of swage block

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

An anvil sits in the center of the space near a grooved swage block for shaping metal and a power hammer for pounding it.

From Washington Post

For large hand-made forgings the swage block, such as in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg

We may check it to some extent, however, by employing a bottom swage block, as in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg