Moral gray area with a blade made from scrapped historical fence

A local brought me sections from a 19th-century wrought iron fence they demo'd, wanting a kitchen knife. Part of me says it's preserving history through craft, but another part worries it's wrong to profit from dismantling our past. Where do you stand on working with historically significant scrap?

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hannah_wilson2d ago

Giving history a practical purpose keeps it alive in people's hands. No point in saving metal just to look at it.

kellyw681d ago

Tell that to the museums, @hannah_wilson, but they do love their shiny paperweights.