[TheForge] Rotted iron?

[Andrew Vida]

Old spikes were wrought.  I have a bunch of them.  They may also be 
blister steel, which is carburized wrought.

On 11/8/2012 1:24 PM, Ron Childers wrote:
> I drew out a very old railroad spike on my power hammer and the tapered
> end split into strands like cable. It's at least 60 years old. I don't
> think it is wrought iron, but I've  had no problem with dozens of other
> spikes. Why?
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