Name and briefly describe forging process please.

[cag]

...for these type wrenches when they thicken the working ends.

Thank you fellas.

 

[cvairwerks]

That’s just how the standard closed dies were designed. Same as ribbing or flat areas on wrench shafts.

 

[rsanter]

Hot metal die forging.
Heat a blank or metal
Put into a die and die is closed (fast)
Metal is pliable enough to take up all the space in the die cavity

 

[theoldwizard1]

Hot metal die forging.

Same process as used for all forged wrenches.

 

[Made in USA]

forging a wrench: