Thanks for the link. We probably don't know eachother. I never made it to NOPF. The detailer hooked me up and gave me a general billet so I'm on the quarterdeck at the white house.
Akula(shark in Russian) is the name of a submarine I used to look for. I am no longer on a submarine but the name has always stayed, if nothing else to limit the number of screennames I use.
I know nothing about metalworking or anything related to being a blacksmith but have been curious for some time now. I'm getting ready to leave the Navy and hopefully my next job will give me the time and money to give it a shot. Well, off to go search through the forum and learn something.