Hot short iron is brittle when hot. Hot short iron was considered unmarketable. A piece of hot short iron will crack if worked with a hammer. This debit represents the maximum potential loss for the short iron condor. The converse produces a short iron condor. Those of the central county (emgwen) had short broad blades with short iron butts. The vein is over thick and broad, and made good cold short iron. Outflow is the short Iron River, which flows slightly over into Lake Superior. Hot short iron can be worked, but it has to be worked at low temperatures.