whats the differance between smithing and smelting im confused!!

well smelting is to make from ore to bars and smithing is to make weapons from bars to weapons 8-)

same skill different meanings...

 

 

 

smelting- this is the act of making a bar out of ore (eg. using iron ore with a furnace and getting an iron bar is smelting the bar)

 

 

 

smithing- this is the act of using the bar(s) with an anvil and creating a new item (warhammer, plate mail, axe)

 

 

 

both give smithing exp, simply are two parts to one skill

thnxs guys ur real heplful

smelting is making the bars.

 

example: take 1 iron and 2 coal to make steel bar

 

 

 

smithing is using the bar to make armour/weapons (pretty much self explanatory so i dont think i need an example)

thanks everyone