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=== Tools required ===:* a source of heat, preferably a [[forge]], but a [[campfire]] is acceptable. === Items required ===:* [[Iron lump]]:* [[Charcoal]] === Notes ===:* The [[Steel lumpquality]] is an alloy of [[iron lump]] and [[the charcoal]]affects the success chance. :* Heat 1kg of [[iron lump]] and 0.5kg of [[charcoal]] till glowing hot.:* Steel is mainly used to make [[:Category:Plate armour|plate armour]], but you can also use it to make [[bowl]]s, [[rivets]] and [[armour chains]]. It is also used to make [[steel and flint]] and a [[dredge scraping lip]].:* The quality of the charcoal determines the success% chance of making steel, while the quality of the [[iron lump]] determines affects the maximum quality of the finished steel lump. * Only the charcoal needs to be glowing hot.* It would be wise to not risk wasting high quality iron on poor charcoal unless you have a lot of it.<br>
description, refactor. it's not an alloy of iron and (char)coal, carbon is the hardening agent.
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A '''steel lump''' is the result from combining a 2:1 ratio of [[iron lump]] and a [[temperature|glowing hot]] piece of [[charcoal]] to harden the metal. That means for 0.50kg of charcoal you need about 1.00kg of iron lump.
