Hand Forging, Is it to big

Phillip Patton said:
And, 1" square is a lot more steel than 1" round...
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Phillip, 1" Square and 1" round as far as I'm concerned is tomahawk material or for small axes. When I forge blades anymore I start with the smallest piece of material I know I can get that particular blade out of. Over the years I wasted 1000's of hammer blows on steel that was to darn large for what I was wanting to make. I could use some of those hammer blows now. One of the main reasons I don't do many hawks or axes now.
 
Thanks for all the info. I have forged befor i just have been away from the fire for some time. I have never worked with larger stock thats why im asking. I'm going to be building a small press here in a little bit so that should make things a tad bit more easy.
 
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