crossedchisles(Mr. Trevallion):
No joy as of yet in the Drawn Steel Company. But I can tell you that J.H. Andrews of Andrews Toledo Steel Works crossed the Pond no less that 60 times to convince the Americans to use his steel in the Brooklyn Bridge. And regarding steel/furnace workers in Spain: in 1872 the furnaceworkers survived on a daily regment of 2 lbs of bread, 1 ounce of olive oil with a pinch of salt all cooked in a pot of gaspacho.
Also, I need to amend, partially retract, revise an early statement on holding steel tubes to the Damascus bar: not only in the strength category, but also in the economic/cost category. Steel workers/tube makers knew the dynamics of Damascus tube making(likely mechanized) inside & out. "Compressed steel" was a relatively new fangled idea and when techniques and costs(mining, shipping & processing) were under control, the pure economics lead to the demise of Damascus tubes.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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