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Mustache and long gotee, and for winter/hunting season I let the rest of my facial hair fill in. I have had long hair most of my life and have cut it twice, right now I have short hair but have been contiplating letting it grow again. welder19

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Welcome! Hope your accident didn't leave you too bad off. welder19

Grinding, and a lot of it is the only way I know of making a bowl shape in a block of steel, unless you have a big milling machine. welder19

Did you make that? If so why don't you fill us in on the process you used. welder19

Weekstown, about a 1/2 hour south of you, and I can relate to the tax problem and the yuppies pushing you out, my family settled this town, not that you would know since I am 1 of 3 Weeks decendants left here, and I am getting ready to sell my house, they have ruined this town and the whole township (Mullica Township). welder19

Welcome! You came to the right place. welder19

Welcome! Where abouts are you, assuming your referring to New Jersey when you say jersey shore. welder19

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Really cool knife, I like it! welder19

I have seen that design before and have always wanted to try them to see how well they hold the material. welder19

Unfortunately you can rarely save on grinding and cutting supplies by going with a lower cost no name brand, however there are sometimes that it does pay off but unfortunately it is a matter of trial and error to find the few that cost less but do work as well as the high quality, high cost brands. Norton, Morse and 3M are the brands that I use to cover just about all of my cutting and grinding needs, they cost a little more than most but last a lolt longer and work much better so there fore they actually cost less in the long run, plus a lot of tooling is time consumeing to change so there fore you loose a lot of valuable time also. welder19

Tinted safety glasses are a must when forging, especially when forging at night, or a tinted face sheild if you want some protection from the heat also. welder19

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I will definately keep them in my prayers, that is a horible thing to go through. welder19

Welcome to IFI! If you search through the archives and blueprints you will find just about any info you could posibly need, but if not feel free to ask, there is more experienced smiths here than any one place in the world. welder19

That is great! Hope he stays healthy from here on. welder19

Cool, nice job, they look good. welder19

Rich is right, but keep in mind something is better than nothing, unless your drilling sheetmetal which really doesn't require anything, the #1 purpose of a cutting fluid is to keep the bit cool, if you get a bit hot, you can basically kiss it goodby, so if you don't have a proper cutting oil then use WD40 or engine oil or whatever kind of oil you have. If your just doing basic steal drilling on a drill press then just get yourself a can of cutting oil from the hardware or automotive store and it will serve most of your cutting/drilling needs, look for one that sticks, normally if it is a sticky oil they will advertise it as such, they stick to the bit and really make it work better than the oils that just run off. If your going to be drilling exotic metals then that is a different ball game. welder19

Excellent!, keep us informed, we will continue to pray for a safe and successful surgery. welder19

Punches, chisels, etc. also I have used them for the cutting edge on cut off hardies, forge the body of the hardie out of mild steal or whatever you have laying around, then make the cutting edge from an old file and weld it to the body, then heat treat. No matter what you decide to use them for, whatever excess you have just put in a pile or in a box to use later, don't toss them, they are good to have around for when you need them. welder19