He pākaiahi hei whakawera konganuku e taea ai taua konganuku te whakapiko, te tapahi, te tārai hoki mā te paopao ki te kuru. Ko te tāhana hei kupu hoki mō tēnei mahi.
A hearth used for heating metal to enable the bending and cutting of the metal and shaping by striking with a hammer. Forge is also used as a verb to denote this activity.