Forging a tanto from forge-welding the billet of tamahagane with the press to forge-welding by hand. Followed by making a bar of steel and finally hand-forging the blade.
Blacksmith Darrell Markewitz of the Wareham Forge illustrates some of the forging steps undertaken to reproduce the large Norse broad axe seen in the Bayeux Tapestry. For more information, check the web site www.warehamforge.ca or my blog 'Hammered Out Bits'