This may actually be a really dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway. How do you tell iron from steel? I have a drawknife, date unknown, obviously handforged, stamped with an illegible maker's mark, blade made of ferrous metal. I don't know how to tell whether it is iron or steel. Often you can tell just from the context, but I don't always have that. Must I spend the rest of my career typing out the words "ferrous metal" when a four- or five-letter word would suffice? Thanks, Anne T. Lane Anne T. Lane Collections Manager 704.568.1774 x110 phone 704.566.1817 fax [log in to unmask] The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite Where History Has a Home 3500 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215-3214 www.charlottemuseum.org Featured Exhibits: ToyTime: Larger-than-Life Folk Toys, September 8, 2007 to March 9, 2008 Flags Across The Nation: Quilts of Patriotism, September 11 to November 11, 2007 Charlotte Neighborhoods: Brooklyn to Biddleville, Now through January 25, 2008 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).