Thanks for all the comments, I love constructive commments and criticism. I'm in Santa Barbara, California. I have been avidly reading all the threads and information I can get my hands on. Unfortunately I have been having such a hard time getting all the supplies. I was trained by two men in Chicago at a facility called firearts.org so I am familiar with metal working and the forges. I'm still very much a rookie though. I love experimenting and am slowing gonna get my forge up to party, but materials ya know