FreeCol:Model.building.blacksmithHouse.description/en

The blacksmith's house, which can be upgraded to a blacksmith's shop, is used to convert ore to tools. Tools are required to construct certain kinds of buildings and to upgrade all kinds of buildings. Tools are also used by pioneers and to produce muskets. Once the population of the colony has reached 8, the blacksmith's shop can be replaced by an iron works, provided that Adam Smith has joined the Continental Congress.