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Status and Products of Blacksmith in Sylhet District

MM Rahman
Senior Scientific Officer and Head
Workshop Machinery and Maintenance Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

MA Zami
Senior Scientific Officer
Workshop Machinery and Maintenance Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was conducted on the Status and Products of Blacksmith shops in Sylhet District. They used very simple instruments for fabrication process resulting in poor quality of their products. Their main products were nails and stapple of boat and sickles. Only method of hardening they used was quenching steel or iron in water. A blacksmiths used mobil for quenching which gave better results. Blacksmiths were migrating to other professions due to low income compare to other professions, more physical stress, less social acceptance and hard labour.

Keywords: Blacksmith shops, Survey questionnaire, Products, Socio-economic status

Location: Sylhet town

Start Date: 11-04-1996

End Date: 30-08-1996

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Income generation

Objectives:

To identify the products, working capacity, facilities and limitations of the blacksmith shops and
To gather information about their socio-economic conditions

Methodology:

A study was conducted on the status and products of Blacksmith shops in Sylhet District. A survey questionnaire was developed and about 10% of the total Blacksmith shops in Sylhet town were interviewed. Survey was conducted basically to identify their products, the working capacity, facilities and limitations of the blacksmith shops and also to gather information about their socio-economic status.

Source of Information: BRRI Annual Report, 1996, pp 148-154

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Achievement/Findings:

The survey showed that a typical blacksmith shop usually had the following belongings as his instruments: one below, one anvil, 4-5 pieces of hammer, one water pot for quenching, 2-3 pieces of files, chisels etc. They did not receive order for any of their products but supplied readymade products to hardware shop in a very low price. Their main products were nails and stapple of boat and sickles. Through this way hardly earn just enough money to feed their family. They had no enough money to wear a better cloths, to spend for their children education, medication etc. So, in case of health problem they usually visited either low-cost Homeo doctors or Kobiraj (traditional practitioners) for treatment. Only method of hardening they used was quenching steel or iron in water. A blacksmith s used mobil for quenching which gave better results. Their main problem was the availability of coal. They used ships scraps as a raw material for the products. It was observed that some traditional blacksmiths were migrating to other profession due to-

low income compare to other professions,
more physical stress and
less social acceptance and hard labour.

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