John Becker Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Hey guys, I'm pretty sure this is wrought iron, but I thought I should ask for your opinions too. First, it came off old wagon (I think) wheels that my parents found mostly buried out behind the shop. So then I did a break test: The grain seems right to me, but I've never had wrought before so I'm not super sure. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 looks like wrought iron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yup, certainly looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yup Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Looks like it is to me, the proof will be in the forging. Take the sample and heat it to high yellow and see if it moves like butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Becker Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Awesome, thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 If you plan on working with it, remember, WI likes to be forged HOT...bright yellow or above. Depending on the quality of the WI, it tends to splinter if worked cooler. Refined (or fine grained) WI tends to behave better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 This is not a correction to any comment just more info. Not all wrought iron likes high heat to forge on. The largest mistake I see people make is because they don't work square and are used to working modern steels, so will work on the diagonals. (not worked square till finish shaping). Wrought iron on the diagonal or on rounding is in shear plane where the fibers instead of being compressed are pushed past each other or smeared thru the center or just off side of the center. This shearing action just pulls the fibers apart. The only real difference in working it is punching and slitting is different and this shear aspect of which I just mentioned. Working Wrought iron in a square correctly will negate many aspects of the falling apart scenario even at lower temperatures.. If you do see it starting to ravel just take another heat and push the fibers back in usually on the corners.. At some point I really need to do a video on it.. I filmed a video about 2 years ago on working wrought iron and the difference between hot short and cold short wrought but the hot short wrought ended up forging just fine at every temperature and the cold short failed to come apart when worked cold so the footage was useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I have seen the same with my very limited experience with wi. Working on the square I had no trouble but diagonal I had splitting. Definitely looks like wi to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 When drawing out wi, square, octagon, round works for me. For forging temps_ When its yellow, its mellow and when its red it's dead. If it starts to feather, bring it to a light welding heat and weld it back and keep forging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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