Another important product associated with the development of casting was the cannon. Chronologically, it followed the bell, and therefore many of the casting techniques developed for bell founding were applied to cannon making. The first cast cannon was made in Ghent, Belgium, in the year 1313 – by a religious monk, of all people. It was made of bronze, and the bore was formed by means of a core during casting. Because of the rough bore surface created by the casting process, these early guns were not accurate and had to be fired at relatively close range to be effective. It was soon realized that accuracy and range could be improved if the bore were made smooth by machining the surface. Quite appropriately, this machining process was called boring (Section 20.1.5).