[racer3j]

Thank you, gents. The sockets are welded onto the blade. The blades would be of the bevel bench chisel type. The socket swage being made for me right now,is a chunk of O6 and two different size 2* and 3* tapered end mills and matching male punches. They are doing it out of past friendships and curiosity. Two holes of each size are not bored through to an opening at the bottom- one each size pierces through. Partly because I am not sure which will work better and also because I could make a socket a bit over-length if needed.

Just picture a bar of steel with six funnels "drilled in it. lay a piece of orange steel over the hole, and swage down into it with matching punch. I have been advised that rolling one on a cone mandrel will take great skill-I don't have that.mike