[TheForge] Re: Pure Iron

Sat Aug 3 17:44:02 2002

        Odd, I picked up $200 the first order,  $450 the second, and $900
the third .  I'm dam sad to hear these boys are calling it a day.  I really
like the material, but I can't support the company on my own.
        Being able to use 1/2 the heat to work this material causes less
fuel burned, less scale to drive into your work, and thus less clean up
which is a pain.
        Being a softer material, it is easier to work by hand, files
effortlessly(if thats a word), and forge welds decently.   Well worth the
extra money, Thanks for bringing in this product Mike.  Wish it was
continuing.
        I'll be down after this next series of jobs to get coal at Williams,
and pick up a load of pure iron with the boom truck while I'm down in the
area.
        Why dont' you scare me and tell me how much room I'd need, and how
much we're talking to pick up the rest of the material......... Off list
please, I hate to faint in public.


Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
Webster, NH
NH director - New England Blacksmiths
 http://www.newenglandblacksmiths.org


----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Whiteson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Pure Iron


> My reaction was about the same as Jerry's.   Would be interesting to try
> but hesitated to jump in with 50#'s.  Perhaps if I had gotten to try some,
> the advantages would have been clear and I would have had no qualms about
> buying a bunch.  It may be clear to experienced users that pure iron is
> worth it but from where I stand, it's about the same price as exotic tool
> steels like h13 or s7 and I tend to use those very sparingly.  I guess we
> just aren't accustomed to paying $1.75/lb for stock  and we needed a
little
> coaxing.    I do realized that a 50# order  for a steel yard , even one
> dealing with specialty metals,  is  mostly a nuisance but it is important
> to offer a way for people to get their feet wet.   I would
> suggest,  belatedly,  offering a 10# sampler pack  for, say $20.  Most
> people will go $20 on an impulse purchase.
>
> Adam
>
> At 09:48 PM 8/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >Well, I can't answer for anyone else, but in my case, while I would have
> >liked to try it, I could not justify the minimum order plus shipping.
> >Several attempts to combine orders with other interested parties just
never
> >happened. Add to that, the size I use most frequently (3/8" square)
rarely
> >seemed to be in stock.  With a lower minimum, you'd have gotten my
business.
> >
> >Jerry V
> >Williamsburg, VA
> >
> ><< We remain puzzled
> >  as to why Pure Iron use has grown so well in Europe and so poorly here
as
> >the
> >  cost ratio between low carbon and Pure Iron in Europe is about ten
times,
> >  where here it may be around 2 to 2-1/2 times the cost of low carbon. >>
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