People were making things out of wrought iron over 4000 years ago. Wrought iron is a very special form of iron. It is very strong and it was used to make tools and small things such as nails. It can be hammered, bent and rolled. Blacksmiths became expert at making all sorts of small items out of this kind of iron.
Wrought iron is made in a forge.
Large wooden handles would have been inserted into the square holes and ropes were wound around the lower curved part of the capstan. Cast iron is very different to wrought iron. Because it starts off as a liquid it could be moulded into lots of different shapes such as cooking pots or gravestones. Cast iron is produced in a foundry. A wrought iron hook from a shipwreck in Swansea Bay.