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Thanks for the responses to the post. I know I did not give much info. The guy works for an alarm installation company. The bits they use were being made by a former alarm installation tech. Via drop forging. The tech retired and was supposed to sell the dies and drop press to the company but that fell through. They're not standard spade bits think solid steel acute broadhead arrows 18",24",36" length s. I checked various industrial supply house catalogs msc, grainger so on. Nothing quite it.i Have suitable stock in o1 and w1 drill rod as well as 5160. I was just wondering if anyone had made something similar and would share their experience. Thanks Thomas I have The Complete Modern Blacksmith. I will check out Practical Blacksmithing, book 2.

First, hello my name is Jeff read the post often first time posting. I do a little bladesmithing/bladesmithing mostly odd one off machine parts for work and knives for friends. Today a gentleman came into work(my day job) looking for a drill bit . basically a .250 dia. 18" long Rod with a diamond shaped bit at the end. Has anyone ever made anything similar. If so what stock did you use plain carbon,tool steel e.g. and how did work out.