[TheForge] Meteoric iron - wrap it in foil

[K Donahoe]

  Excalibur was forged from iron that hadn't been torn from the earth, old
hunter-gatherer vs agriculture mojo.

Kevin

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Chuck Robinson wrote:
>
> The meteorite I use that forges pretty well is GIBEON.
>  I find it every so often on Ebay.
> There are  a lot of meteorites, with the wrong composition, that will not
> forge.
> You need to identify the source.

	What I don't understand about all this is why would anyone want
	a blade forged from meteorite when the heat destroys all the
	attractive visual features of the material.  I guess it must
	be the misguided sense of having something rare and unique, no?
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