So far I have been using a light weight straight peen to stretch out the tang and a Japanese blacksmith/american sawsmith style hammer to forge the bevels.I have tried using the cross peen for the bevels on the blade but it is to easy to hit to hard or at an angle which then results in a deep "divot" which can render the blade useless ( been there, done that). I am still in the process of making mistakes so take my suggestions with more than a grain of salt.
The major issue with forging is control. I watched Randall Graham forge out a razor blank very quickly with a BIG! hammer and every one of his strokes was very precise and controlled. It went very quickly.

Just my $.02,