Stanley Schaefer wrote:


IF you could get wrought iron, you could probably do the "crucible
steel" process with a modern pottery kiln. The old-style steel-making
process was to convert iron ore to cast iron in a blast furnace, cast
iron to wrought iron by burning out the carbon during puddling,

I don't believe that is what is generally considered to be wrought
iron.
WI is produced by Hammering and forge welding on blooms ( The
hammering being the "wrought"ing) And has a fibrous grainy texture due
to slag inclusion.
And what you are describing would be "bar iron" or "puddle steel"
which is considerably closer to mild steel than it is to WI


jk