Thread: Cold forging? Pro's and Con's?

Originally Posted by spazola

I had more failures at heat treating when I used to hammer until the metal turned black. Now I return the metal to the forge when it is still red hot.

The metal moves better and I get less failures at heat treat when I work/forge hot.

Charlie

Me too. Especially with Damascus or any type of layered steel, I only hammer at yellow or bright orange, and return to the fire as soon as it goes below orange.