[TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron

[Andrew Vida]

The front page is interesting in that mewonders if they have confused 
pure iron with wrought.  To wit, it states:

	"Pure Iron is a high-purity iron that is very ductile and the preferred 
material for forging and decorative metal work. While very popular in 
the first half of the 20th century, its use was reduced by the 
development of new steel alloys and high production costs."

I do not recall pure iron being popular in the era up to 1950, but 
perhaps I am mistaken.  Also, referring to it as "ductile" rather than 
malleable leads me to suspect.  Wrought iron is ductile (uni-axial 
deformable) whereas pure iron is malleable (multi-axially deformable).

Just an observation.

	-Andy

GRAF wrote:
> http://www.pureironsource.com/pages/pure_iron.htm
> 
> williamsiron at comcast.net wrote:
>> Frosty,
>>
>> RB Wagner has taken over the franchise for Pure Iron. They did have 
>> free samples last year. They may still have free samples. They have a 
>> web site but I'm not sure what it is.
>>
>> Mark Williams
>> Snow Hill, Maryland
>>
>> -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Jerry Frost" 
>> <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
>>
>>     
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