[TheForge] How is something like this made?

[Bob Ehrenberger]

It would seem that the antique tools were hand forged and then filed.

To get a similar result with more modern equipment, I would suggest drop
forging like the majority of hand wrenches.  Fast yet strong.  Of course the
tooling cost would be high, and they better sell more than a couple to break
even, and lots to make a profit.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:55:19 -0400
From: Demon Buddha <osan at netlabs.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] How is something like this made?

Casting really isn't suited to saws.  The grain structure isn't optimal.
  One thing you *could* do is do a partial-birth casting.  Object is
cast in a form that would then be forged to completion.  For example,
you could have areas with art figures cast in place but the bow or frame
would be short, thick, and stubby.  The frame would then be forged into
final shape, giving that structural component the requisite strength.