Cast and Forge Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Hey guys, I etched this piece of what I think is wrought iron in ferric chloride (30%) for 3h. The grain is not that spectacular but this is still wrought iron isnt it? Its gonna be used as a crossguard for a knife. Thanks Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It looks like it to me. The way I always tell is by knicking and then bending it. You should be able to see the grain easily. What you have looks like WI to me but there's a lot of variation in the quality of WI so hopefully someone with more experience than I have will chime in to either confirm what I think or tell you I'm wrong. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast and Forge Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thanks pnut! I broke a piece of the bar off before and saw the WI grain. But after the etch I wasnt that sure anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Here's a piece of WI off an old wagon. The striations/grain on your piece looks the same as this. Mother Nature etched this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Real Wrought Iron was sold in at least 5 grades; from horribly coarse to extremely fine. For some reason knifemakers tend to like the coarser grades for fittings; I guess because they show the grain structure more. That's real WI but not the lowest grade or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast and Forge Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Thanks Thomas and arkie! This forum is just great! So much knowledge Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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