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Title: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: kbaknife on February 25, 2009, 09:35:00 AM

I thought the fittings on the Bowie I recently posted really deserved a closer look.
I love using it because every piece is just a little different than any other.
  (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/wb4-1.jpg)

  (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/wb6-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: skullworks on February 25, 2009, 09:38:00 AM

Awesome!

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: Doug Campbell on February 25, 2009, 11:23:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  Cool stuff indeed Karl!

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: OconeeDan on February 25, 2009, 06:12:00 PM

Looks great, and good photos too.
Dan

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: Steve Nuckels on February 25, 2009, 06:54:00 PM

Karl, is that easy to work with?  I would like to try finger guards soon.

Steve

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Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: prarieboy on February 25, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

What can One say except Karl dunn it again! C-Ya Bob

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: Bullet_Bob on February 25, 2009, 09:01:00 PM

I have a 2 coal forges out the the shed and do a little hammering my self. I my self have hammered a little Wrought Iron. It is not at all like Hot Rolled steel. It will move like butter but because the structure is more like steel cable it will split far more easy.

kbaknife I will have to say. "Master craftsman"
Very nice Damascus.

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: chiger on February 25, 2009, 10:54:00 PM

Hey Karl,

Is that some you smelted or is it reclaimed?

Oh, your right by the way.  Fittings look great.

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: kbaknife on February 25, 2009, 11:05:00 PM

Bob, if you forge wrought iron you need to forge it at a yellow heat to keep it from splitting.
No, that wrought iron was made in 1903.
Not forged at all. If you forge wrought iron the grain structure will refine and you lose the deffinition.
It's just stock removal from some flat material.

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: Kevin Evans on February 26, 2009, 12:02:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Wrought Iron Close-up
Post by: kbaknife on February 26, 2009, 07:51:00 AM

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Originally posted by Steve Nuckels:
Karl, is that easy to work with?  I would like to try finger guards soon.

Steve

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IN GOD WE TRUST

Just work it like you would anything else.