[TheForge] Pure Iron

[Jerry Smith]

Let me revise that then, it's easier for many people to work because they 
have always worked with carbon steel. I agree that iron is easier to work, 
but it is also different than carbon steel.

Jerry

At 08:05 PM 11/7/2004, you wrote:
>Jerry, I'm not sure we're talking about the same material. Pure iron is 
>way easier to work than carbon steel, and gives much crisper lines. You 
>can keep forging down below a visible glow. In a taper, you get just a 
>little fracturing (at an extremely sharp tip). In my mind it is a huge 
>benefit in decorative work.
>
>If you want to harden it, it is the wrong material to use.
>
>Steve
>
>Jerry Smith wrote:
>
>>Because carbon steel is easier to work and has predictable results. Pure 
>>iron is a different animal, and requires a special touch to work with it. 
>>If you understand the working of iron, you can make cude steel or have a 
>>carbonized surface, harder for putting an edge on it, and the core or 
>>spine is more forgiving.
>>I have many other uses for iron that direct forging, but I need iron just 
>>the same.
>>Jerry
>>At 11:15 AM 11/7/2004, you wrote:
>>
>>>             I was at several meets where the merits of “Pure Iron” as
>>>opposed to mild steel were touted. I even bought some and was impressed by
>>>the ease of forging it. One thing that puzzled me was it’s range of
>>>stiffness as it cooled, I was twisting a ½” and it seemed to stiffen that
>>>relax as it cooled (strange).
>>>
>>>             My question is this, if this material was so great and the time
>>>saved forging made up for the extra cost, why did we let the people selling
>>>it go belly up??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>John C.
>>>
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