C Craft
Well-Known Member
I am about to use some wrought for the guard and ferule on a knife I am working on. I happen to have some wrought that will be about the right size for making the pieces. I figure I will have to do some reduction of material to shape it like I want!
So here is the question. Will it change how the pieces look to be forged close to size and then do the reduction of materials to finish it into what I need??
Or would it change the look of the wrought, to just do reduction of material from the start!!
At this point I am not sure how much I can gain by forging to a point and then doing the reduction of material to finish shape. I have little forge experience as most of my knives are reduction! As well I have never forged wrought and I am little worried about destroying the wrought trying to forge it!! I have been forewarned that this wrought is hard to forge!
I guess what I am asking is if I do reduction from the start, once etched will it look different than if I had forged it!! I hope I am getting my point across here and not just sounding like I am rambling!!!
So here is the question. Will it change how the pieces look to be forged close to size and then do the reduction of materials to finish it into what I need??
Or would it change the look of the wrought, to just do reduction of material from the start!!
At this point I am not sure how much I can gain by forging to a point and then doing the reduction of material to finish shape. I have little forge experience as most of my knives are reduction! As well I have never forged wrought and I am little worried about destroying the wrought trying to forge it!! I have been forewarned that this wrought is hard to forge!
I guess what I am asking is if I do reduction from the start, once etched will it look different than if I had forged it!! I hope I am getting my point across here and not just sounding like I am rambling!!!