Contents
i. Introduction
ii. Armorsmithing
iii. Weaponsmithing
iii. 1. Hammersmithing
iii. 2. Axesmithing
iii. 3. Swordsmithing
iiii. The Mithril Order
iiiii. Enchanted Thorium Armor
iiiiii. Imperial Plate
iiiiiii. Disclaimer

i. Introduction

This is meant to be a, relatively, short guide on blacksmithing. The choice between armorsmithing and weaponsmithing is based more on the BoP items you get from level 375 smithing, since there are no specialisation specific recipes below 300. (Uncertain about 300-375.)

ii. Armorsmithing

Becoming an armorsmith requires you to just talk to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=4258&locale=enUS>Bengus Deepforge who will direct you to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=5164&locale=enUS>Grumnus Steelshaper in Ironforge if Alliance or http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11176&locale=enUS>Krathok Moltenfist who will direct you to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11177&locale=enUS>Okothos Ironrager in Orgrimmar if Horde. I believe you don't need to complete the quest anymore to become an armorsmith. (Citation needed.)

Becoming an armorsmith allows access to the following BoP plans:-
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30069&locale=enUS;source=live>Earthforged Leggings
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30070&locale=enUS;source=live>Windforged Leggings
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30074&locale=enUS;source=live>Heavy Earthforged Breastplate
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30076&locale=enUS;source=live>Stormforged Hauberk
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28483&locale=enUS;source=live>Breastplate of Kings->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28484&locale=enUS;source=live>Bulwark of Kings->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28485&locale=enUS;source=live>Bulwark of the Ancient Kings
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=23563&locale=enUS;source=live>Nether Chain Shirt->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=23564&locale=enUS;source=live>Twisting Nether Chain Shirt->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=23565&locale=enUS;source=live>Embrace of the Twisting Nether

iii. Weaponsmithing

Becoming an armorsmith requires you to just talk to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=4258&locale=enUS>Bengus Deepforge who will direct you to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11146&locale=enUS>Ironus Coldsteel in Ironforge if Alliance or http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11176&locale=enUS>Krathok Moltenfist who will direct you to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11178&locale=enUS>Borgosh Corebender in Orgrimmar if Horde. Again, not sure if you need to do the quest or not.

If you choose to become a weaponsmith you can make:-
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30071&locale=enUS;source=live>Light Earthforged Blade
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30073&locale=enUS;source=live>Light Emberforged Hammer
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30072&locale=enUS;source=live>Light Skyforged Axe

iii. 1. Hammersmithing

To become a hammersmith you must talk to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11191&locale=enUS>Lilith the Lithe in Everlook.

If you choose to become a hammersmith you can make:-
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30093&locale=enUS;source=live>Great Earthforged Hammer
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30089&locale=enUS;source=live>Lavaforged Warhammer
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28437&locale=enUS;source=live>Drakefist Hammer->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28438&locale=enUS;source=live>Dragonmaw-> href=http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28439&locale=enUS;source=live>Dragonstrike
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28440&locale=enUS;source=live>Thunder-> href=http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28441&locale=enUS;source=live>Deep Thunder->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28442&locale=enUS;source=live>Stormherald

iii. 2. Axesmithing

To become an axesmith you must talk to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11192&locale=enUS>Kilram in Everlook.

If you choose to become an axesmith you can make:-
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30087&locale=enUS;source=live>Stormforged Axe
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30088&locale=enUS;source=live>Skyforged Great Axe
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28431&locale=enUS;source=live>The Planar Edge->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28432&locale=enUS;source=live>Dark Planar Edge->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28433&locale=enUS;source=live>Wicked Edge of the Planes
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28434&locale=enUS;source=live>Lunar Crescent->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28435&locale=enUS;source=live>Mooncleaver-> href==http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28436&locale=enUS;source=live>Bloodmoon

iii. 3. Swordsmithing

To become a swordsmith you must talk to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11193&locale=enUS>Seril Scourgebane in Everlook.

If you choose to become a swordsmith you can make:-
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30077&locale=enUS;source=live>Windforged Rapier
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=30086&locale=enUS;source=live>Stoneforged Claymore
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28425&locale=enUS;source=live>Fireguard-> href=http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28426&locale=enUS;source=live>Blazeguard-> href=http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28427&locale=enUS;source=live>Blazefury
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28428&locale=enUS;source=live>Lionheart Blade->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28429&locale=enUS;source=live>Lionheart Champion->http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=28430&locale=enUS;source=live>Lionheart Executioner

The Mithril Order Quests

The Mithril Order is a series of quests to gain access to certain recipes you couldn't get otherwise. It also rewards you with two nice trinkets.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2758>The Origins of Smithing (Alliance)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2756>The Old Ways (Horde)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2761>Smelt On, Smelt Off (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2763>The Art Of The Imbue (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2762>The Great Silver Deceiver (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2765>Expert Blacksmith! (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2764>Galvan's Finest Pupil (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2772>The World At Your Feet (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2771>A Good Head On Your Shoulders (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=2773>The Mithril Kid (Both)
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?wquest=3321>Did You Lose This? (Both)

This quest series will reward you with two trinkets, http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=10418>Glimmering Mithril Insignia and http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=8703&locale=enUS;source=live>Signet of Expertise.

To do the Mithril Order (not counting The Origins of Smithing, or the Old Ways) quest series you will need:-

-358 Mithril Bars (59g7s)
-40 Iron Bars (6g13s20c)
-4 Citrine (1g80s48c)
-26 Truesilver (10g40s)
-36 Solid Grinding Stones (6g78s60c)
-18 Mageweave Cloth (1g57s50c)
-22 Thick Leather (1g45s20c)
-3 Aquamarine (2g26s38c)
-4 Black Pearls (2g)
-1 Heart of Fire (2g)*

Total Cost If Bought From AH:- 93g48s36c
(Thanks to Vitos for this part of the guide)

iiiii. Enchanted Thorium Armor

Enchanted Thorium Breastplate, Helm and Leggings are made by putting together two pieces of a manual and then taking it to a specific trainer to learn how to make the item.

Enchanted Thorium Breastplate

It's the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18769>first armorsmithing book. And you need to take it to the library in Dire Maul North. You need to combine the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18780>Top Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume I and the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18779>Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume I.

Enchanted Thorium Leggings

It's the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18770>second armorsmithing book. And you need to take it to the library in Dire Maul North. You need to combine the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18782>Top Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume II and the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18781>Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume II.

Enchanted Thorium Helm

It's the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18771>third armorsmithing book. And you need to take it to the library in Dire Maul North. You need to combine the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18784>Top Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume III and the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=18783>Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume III.

(Again, thanks to Vitos for this part of the guide.)

iiiiii. Imperial Plate

Imperial Plate Armor is a nice set of gear that's used for tanking on plate classes, imagine it as a tier -1 - if you will. The plans for it are gained by getting the quest http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=10891&locale=enUS]Imperial Plate Armor from http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=4258&locale=enUS]Bengus Deepforge in Ironforge if you're Alliance or http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=11176&locale=enUS]Krathok Moltenfist in Orgrimmar if you're Horde. You then go to http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mob.html?wmob=14567]Derotain Mudsipper in Gadgetzan, and start the quest series.

The quests of the series are:-

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7653&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Belt which requires 20 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12424&locale=enUS;source=live>Imperial Plate Belt.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7659&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Shoulders which requires 20 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12428>Imperial Plate Shoulders.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7655&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Bracers which requires 20 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12425>Imperial Plate Bracers.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7654&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Boots which requires 40 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12426>Imperial Plate Boots.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7657&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Helm which requires 50 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12427>Imperial Plate Helm.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7656&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Chest which requires 60 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12422>Imperial Plate Chest.

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=7658&locale=enUS>Imperial Plate Leggings which requires 60 thorium bars and rewards you the plans for the http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=12429&locale=enUS;source=live>Imperial Plate Leggings.