One: for wrought iron, the "old way": http://leesauder.com/
We use this process about once a year. Two: http://www.anvilfire.com/article.php?bodyName=/FAQs/junkyard_steel.htm or more specifically: http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/jnkstee1.jpg In general, though, go to: www.abana.org for plenty of info on blacksmithing and how to get all the info you will ever need on the subject. Pete Stanaitis ---------------- From: Gasification [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Kernan Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 7:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gasification] Steel making Charcoal Thinking about the discussion here made me realize that I only have a relatively fuzzy undersatanding of steel making, and some people on this list seem to understand the process much better. I decied to try and pick some knowledgable brains. 1. Can someone here recomend a good reference on small scale steel making with charcoal. I Know it is/has been done in small villages in several parts of the world with relatively low technology, often with excelent results. Example: the two kinds of steel folded into a katana (samuri sword) by Japanese sword makers. 2. If I wanted to render the old Mazda pickup and Ford van in my back yard into different types of steel, what parts shoudl I start with and what should I do? a. to get a very hard steel, b. to get a very elastic springy steel c. to get an easily worked steel for a balcksmiths forge? Craig
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