I went to American Metal and Iron this morning to drop off the futon frame and a broken metal chair. For 60 pounds of metal, I received $2.10. I didn't care about the money so much, I just wanted to dump the metal somewhere. Still, I thought 60 pounds would be worth a little bit more. Looking at all the scrap metal sitting there, I was thinking of how much that could be turned into tools, swords, and bullets. If we do revert to a more "primitive" political economy, who has the know-how to be a blacksmith? How much of the scrap metal that is sitting in the junkyard can be salvaged?