Thanks, Andrew. In this country, artisans use a combination of materials,
cast for detailed pieces, and cold-worked steel for the simpler parts. When
welded and painted black, most folks just think of it as "wrought iron".
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Snow Again
> Wrought iron isn't quite what people think - it could be cast into shape.
> The 'wreaking' involved the working of the semi-molten iron to produce an
> alloy tougher than simple cast iron, not the working of the cold iron as
> many assume. Basically, it was an early substitute for steel when steel
> was very expensive to produce.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrought_iron
>
> Where would we be without Wikipedia? :-)
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
> On 27/01/2011, at 9:46 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
>> Wonderful image Jim, though it looks more like cast iron than wrought
>> iron !
>
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