How much toothpaste will come out of a tube :)
I didn't know a better way to describe the process I am going through atm.
I have finally given my 120 kilo anvil a try with the hammer I got for fathers day.
Today I bought a couple of old files at a garage sale. They were old and rusty. Good signs.
I started forging a small triangular file, only 8" long and at the widest point, 4/8 wide.
I was turning it into a small meat slicer. As I got nearer the final shape, I marveled at how much it had grown in size. I had never expected to get so much knife out of such a small file :)
As I forge different things, I am learning how much stock I need for making X.
I've still a long way to go ...