What were the logistics of medieval weapons manufacturing? What steps/people did materials have to go through to go from wood/steel/etc to a weapon or armor, and how would these then reach the troops?

by Comrade-Chernov
WARitter

I previously answered a very similar question about the logistics of supplying weapons and armour to a late medieval or early modern army (from production to issue). Please let me know if you have any follow up questions.