Watching people hand-fabricating metal objects is something that is rarely seen nowadays and always fascinating.

A ‘gold pounder’ shows off one of the tools of his trade in a workshop in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Silversmith in his workshop Toledo, Spain.
Making metal cones for funnels in Bundi, India.
A blacksmith wire-brushing a hand-forged wrought iron hook in Fort Langley, Canada.Traditional metalwork at the metalworker’s workshop in Mandalay, Myanmar.
A metalworker adds the the final touch to a brass jar in India.

• More of Jennifer Nichole Wells’ One Word Challenge: Fabricate.
• More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: Hands.