To me all this thread proves is we have become way to reliant on others' opinions. You have not even raised the issue with the smith, so good on you for at least not posting his name, but all in your first step is to go back to him and find out what he says.
Everyone makes mistakes, and if you have staff working for you then there will be even more mistakes. What you need to judge is how he deals with the issues and how satisfied you are with the finished product once he has fixed the errors. His previous work was fine so at least give him the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Let us know how you make out once you talk to the smith.
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