OK people, let's not get all defensive..... the OP asks valid questions, and rather than trying to slap him down, why not take the opportunity to educate?
To the questions, the two methods are the ones commonly use to produce custom knives....and there are many various levels of each method. Stock removal is by far the most common method....because it can be accomplished in nearly any location, requires fewer tools, and has a shorter learning curve then forging.
With the era of FIF (Forged in Fire) knifemakers, there is a LOT of forged junk floating around out there..... made by people who take neither the time nor input the effort to learn/understand what it takes to produce a quality forged blade. But, on the other side of the coin, it has introduced Knifemaking/Bladesmithing to many who never thought of, or considered knifemaking/bladesmithing..... this in itself could explain the OP's view on methodology.
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