To shape metal using a drop hammer or press that repeatedly strikes the metal between two dies.
Compound from 'drop' (falling action) plus 'forge' (metalworking). The technique uses gravity to drop heavy hammers, hence the name from early industrial metalworking.
Drop forging revolutionized manufacturing because it let factories make identical metal parts cheaply and quickly—the falling hammer does the repetitive heavy work, perfect for the Industrial Revolution!
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