08-16-2007, 07:41 PM
Rszebras I agree with the above comments ,I took part in shaft furnance experiments a few years ago ,and produced blooms which we forged from,. They is to much info to post here on our results but we produced steel 
The Romans new of the various propertys of Iron ore,from geographical areas and used it for certain jobs . The helmet Iron has to be pure with no slag incurtions or the bowl will fail.The iron can be polished up to a mirror if need be,it is lovely material to work with, and the iron holds a far better edge,cuts in my hands bear witness .So I post pics of wrought Iron Plate Circa 1879 with milling scale on,the next is one of my knifes made from the last produced from a Pudling furnace Circa 1975 I hope you can see the difference.
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The Romans new of the various propertys of Iron ore,from geographical areas and used it for certain jobs . The helmet Iron has to be pure with no slag incurtions or the bowl will fail.The iron can be polished up to a mirror if need be,it is lovely material to work with, and the iron holds a far better edge,cuts in my hands bear witness .So I post pics of wrought Iron Plate Circa 1879 with milling scale on,the next is one of my knifes made from the last produced from a Pudling furnace Circa 1975 I hope you can see the difference.Regards Brennivs
Woe Ye The Vanquished
Brennvs 390 BC
When you have all this why do you envy our mud huts
Caratacvs
Centvrio Princeps Brennivs COH I Dacorivm (Roma Antiqvia)
Brennvs 390 BC
When you have all this why do you envy our mud huts
Caratacvs
Centvrio Princeps Brennivs COH I Dacorivm (Roma Antiqvia)
