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Did you know that we are currently seeing a resurgence in U.S. rail traffic? There are a number of reasons for this, not the least of which are today’s high fuel costs. Railroads can haul three times the freight as trucks for the same amount of fuel. Obviously, our healthy economy and the boom in container shipping – expected to grow 5-7% per year for the next five – is also having a positive impact.
Blacksmithing continues to be a very practical field with the farrier, a specialty smith who makes horse shoes. Our topic this month describes blacksmith-like metalworking for very practical purposes while creating works of art.
If asked which instrument most people would like to be able to play, their answer will likely be the piano. Whether they know it or not, this is because the piano has the broadest range of any instrument.
In our industry, fire is most often used to refine, purify or harden. The key is control and using temperatures appropriate for the specific processes. When fire is out of control, however, destruction ensues.
Remelting steel saves 75% of the energy as compared to producing it from raw materials. In fact, the steel industry saves enough energy in one year by recycling to power 18 million homes for an entire year.
The beautiful powder flasks seen here are the result of a dedication of time and talent and a labor of love. These are not historic artifacts from a bygone era, but artisans manufacture them using techniques similar to those utilized by craftsmen over 200 years ago.
Some of our columns contain more metallurgy than others. Some contain well-known history. This month’s nonferrous-focus drew us to the history and legend of the “copper mounds” of North America.