forge1

verb

• 1make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it: he forged a great suit of black armour

• 2create (something) strong, enduring, or successful:the two women forged a close bond the country is forging a bright new future

• 3produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art): the signature on the cheque was forged

noun

• a blacksmith’s workshop; a smithy.
• a furnace for melting or refining metal.
• a workshop or factory containing a furnace for melting metal.