Skelp (sometimes spelled scelp) is iron or steel rolled or forged into narrow strips and ready to be made into pipe or tubing by being bent and welded. It is most commonly used in the traditional terminology of smithing and in the iron and steel industries. Before the 20th century, the welding was likely to be forge welding. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has been likelier to be arc welding or gas welding.
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