[TheForge] Marketing Pure Iron

[Phil]

Amen brother Mike.

Phil

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>The real problem here is that although there are thousands of smiths 
>here in the US, over 90% are hobbyists.  That coupled with the unexplained 
>trend towards making silk purses from sows ears, i.e., there seems to be a 
>need by many of us to pick up old automobile crank shafts for $5 and spend 60 
>hours heating and beating it into a 1/2 inch diameter rod for use in making 
>wall hooks that sell for 5 bucks.  I don't know where this came from, but 
>talk about false economy!