forge

A workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

Furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

“Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”

Make a copy of with the intent to deceive

“He faked the signature”

Make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

“She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks”

Make something, usually for a specific function

“She molded the rice balls carefully”

Create by hammering

“Hammer the silver into a bowl”

Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

Move ahead steadily

“He forged ahead”