Wrought Iron

Today wrought iron is no longer produced or sold. Most of the products that are today refered to as wrought iron (railings, gates, furniture ) are actually made of forged mild steel. This material is different in composition if you compare it to wrought iron. It also has less impurities than wrought iron . Wrought iron was obtained from first combining various raw materials and heating them to a molten state (sponge iron). The molten material was then hammered into a solid mass producing wrought iron stock. The wrought iron could then be heated again and hammered more to generate the desired profile of a finished product. Today this process is no longer used due to the costs/quality reasons. The term wrought iron is still being used alltow the obtaining method is different because …the iron in our shop is heated again to a higher temperature and then hammered until the desired shape is obtained. This is the reason why we still refer as wrought iron gates and wrought iron railings.

This is a very explicit movie of how the iron is

forged today by hand and by power hammers

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  1. Jorgen - January 19th, 2008 at 1:34 am

    Hi,
    I see that you added my youtube movie to your website.
    I’m a bit honored. What you do (website and forging works) looks very professional.

    Jorgen from Belgium

  2. Valentin - January 19th, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Hello
    Yes i did i hope that you don’t mind ! It;s the best movie that i have ever seen about blacksmithing.Very well edited and it moves me every time that i see it..It shows very well most of the steps that are required when producing something in a blacksmithing shop.That’s why it’s on the front page.I try to do both (blacksmithing and website) because forging is in my blood and computer sience is what i have a degree in. The compliment coming from you means a lot to me I look up to what you did with great apreciation.
    Valentin

  3. jorgenfrombelgium - February 5th, 2008 at 9:16 am

    Hi,
    Thanks for the reply.
    A compliment coming from means a lot to me too.
    really.

    I am a Flemish and Enlgish teacher. I love teaching.
    I also love the forging and the horses.

    Take care man.
    Best of luck

    Jorgenfrombelgium

  4. mOHSEN - May 10th, 2008 at 5:32 am

    NEED INFORMATION OR VIDEO OR PICTURE ABOUT FORGING PROCESS

  5. Trent - June 21st, 2008 at 6:50 am

    Thanks, I didn’t know wrought iron was no longer made.

  6. admin - November 24th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    If you like to review this blog.Please do it here : http://en.forja.ro/reviews-blog/

    Hope that you don’t mind that i moved all the revies over there and left only the ”relevant” coments to the posts.

  7. Robin Stewart - January 11th, 2009 at 7:18 am

    Hola from Mexico….Great website, good work. Love the old videos, that steam hammer is incredable. Makes mine look like a toy.. cheers and have a good New Year

  8. admin - January 13th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Hya Robin and 10x for visiting my blog.Seen your work probably in Mexico. Very nice !How is life as a blacksmith in that part of the world ?

 

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