[TheForge] Large-X-section bars of pure iron?

[Bruce .]

I don't think rusted wrought iron would be the way to go.  Some of it rots
out pretty badly.  I think intact wrought iron would be a better bet.  Or
pure iron.

Bruce
NJ

On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca>
wrote:

>
> > I was approached recently by a person who is involved in a
> > historical reproduction and will need, for it, some rather pure iron
> > in a large bar, maybe 3" dia....My own thoughts run to old anchor
> > chain, which I understand to be excellent quality wrought iron.
>
> Hard to say beforehand about quality but an anchor stock would be
> closer to the right size.  Find an old ship's anchor that's too far
> rusted away at the flukes to be a pretty lawn ornament.
>
> I lucked onto a long and twisted piece of wrought that was, AFAICT,
> part of a wharf reinforcement, 1" x 4".  But the quality wasn't great.
> I once tried to make a reproduction boarding axe from it.  It welded
> fine but cracked before I was done.  Hard to say, though, whether it
> was the quality of the iron or my failure due to unfamiliarity with
> the material but I gave it up after three tries.
>
>
> - Mike
>
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