[TheForge] Possible return of Pure Iron to the USA

[Dan Tull]

Very ambitious!    1foot sq.?
dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schade" <schade at acegroup.cc>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Possible return of Pure Iron to the USA


> I've never tried 'pure iron'. I did try to buy some at LaCrosse a
> couple of years ago but all that the guy had was like 1/8"x 3/4".
> This size material is already pretty easy to forge.
> 
> If the stuff is as easy to forge as everyone says you could save
> yourself some inventory by only stocking larger sizes. They
> could then be forged down for a project. It seems like 3/4"
> square/round, 1/2"x1"flat, 1' square/round, would cover most small
> shop purposes.
> 
> Bob
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> On Nov 6, 2004, at 5:50 PM, Mark Williams wrote:
> 
>> I'm interested in square and round rod, but not in very large 
>> quantities. I'd like to learn more.
>>
>> Mark
>> Snow Hill, Maryland
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rome Hutchings" 
>> <rome.hutchings at theprairieismygarden.com>
>> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:23 PM
>> Subject: [TheForge] Possible return of Pure Iron to the USA
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone who got their hands on this material knows how wonderful it was 
>> to work with.  But, just
>> like many a good thing........the east coast importer stopped bring it 
>> to the USA.  While it is true
>> that it was expensive, but the ease of working with it more than made 
>> up for the cost in reduced
>> forging time.
>>
>> If there are enough people out there interested, the possibility of 
>> importing it are very good.  Right
>> now I have standing pre-orders for 5,000 lbs.  What needs to happen is 
>> this number has to be more
>> like 20,000 lbs in order to get a break on the shipping.
>>
>> So, if you are interested, please reply and pass this message on to 
>> others who might be interested.
>>
>> In the mean time, check out the link:  http://www.pureiron.com/
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Rome Hutchings
>> The Prairie Forge
>> 13633 Ferman Avenue NW
>> Clearwater, MN 55320
>> (763) 878-1694
>> rome.hutchings at theprairieismygarden.com
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