Iron is divided into cast iron and steel, and as stated above, they are processed differently: cast iron is melted first then poured into shaped moulds while steel is heated, then beaten into strip before shape making.
Between the two, steel products are more popular, being more durable, and these include knives, axes, hoes, spades, scythes, chisels, pruning scissors, and fruit-picking tools.
Discarded steel items like car shafts and railway tracks are good materials for this craft. The most popular steel product found in almost every part of Thailand is the knife and the most well-known knives come from Tambon Tachang in Ayudhya Province and are called Aranyik knives.
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