I am researching/reading an inscription on a distant relative's (Great-great-great grandfather's) gravestone. On the stone, there is a small poem about blacksmithing (He was a blacksmith), about his forge / himself no longer forging. In the poem (first line) it reads "My steady and hammer lyes reclined,". Is a steady a tool?, is it an old name for a holdfast or something of the like?, is it something else used in a forge? Google doesn't give anything (aside from a lathe tool, and I thought this wouldn't be that). If anyone has any idea of what this is please do tell.
Thank you!