[TheForge] Guesstamating

[Larry]

Thanks again Bruce,  I am sure that in time this will work out for me.  What started the thread was that I had forged out a guard for a sword, which as I was drawing it out, I realized that even though I had measured the stock carefully before starting, it appeared that I had more material on one side that the other.  Not sure where I messed up, but having more is always better than having not
enough and I was able to grind away the excess to achieve a symmetrical appearance that was desired.  Thanks for the help,

Larry

Bruce Freeman wrote:

> Rules of "thumb" are meant to be written on the brain!  Look again, you'll see the rules are really very simple.  It's in the application they become complex.
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> That's the downfall of "simple" rules, and that's the reason the "hard way" (integral calculus) turns out to be eaiser.
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> Nonetheless, you CAN get the answer using the rules of thumb.
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> Bruce