06-12-2009, 09:34 AM
Dustie Wrote:Coal makes sense, but how do you pound coal into iron? It just seems like the coal would smash apart.
Burning the coal at a high enough temp releases the Carbon in the coal in it's elemental form into the air. Carbon will adhere to the outside of the red hot iron. You then fold and hammer the iron and rapidly cool it to make the bond. Rinse and repeat.
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Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson
Spread my work ethic not my wealth.