I have a woodshop already so i have all the tools i need. I mostly use an angle grinder and a benchtop belt sander with the appropriate belts for metal, i use cubic zirconia grit. and a buffing wheel on my bench grinder. sometimes I buy my metal online. 10:95 pre aneild (softened up) high carbon steel 1.1/2 by 12 inches. most of the time I repurpose old saw blades,lawn mower blades and files and such. I do very little forging i mostly just cut out and grind to shape being careful not to overheat the steel and take out the hardness. Now the steel I buy I have to quench it when im done cutting it out to harden it.