Hello all, I recently have had a request for a meat cleaver with approximately a 3" wide blade. I don't keep homogeneous steel in that size range and was planning on doing some forge welding to get to the dimensions I need. My question is if it would be better or easier to use a bit design like making an axe or hatchet or to go with like a 5 layer approach all carbon steel. Keep in mind that I don't have a power hammer or a press available at this time.