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Very nice. I bet knocking the hole through the 4140 was a pretty good job too. In the past I thought that was my choice of steel..but not now...unless I have a hydraulic punch or strong stiker close by. I have been convinced to retreat to 1045 etc

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I tried fiberglass handles long ago,,went back to wood and prefer wood. When I fit a new wood handle it gets thinned a lot.. I am like youi in that a fat wood handle does not work for me.

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david no I punch it through by my self to punch drift and shape takes me an hour. then I normalize dress and heat treat. the interesting thing I found about 4140 is that when you use it to make punches it has a dead feel to it. So I use 5160 or A2 it has a better feel. O ya I am a one mad shop no striker. I do have a power hammer and I use it for some of the shaping.

Rich I help a lot of students and the biggest problem is they hold on to the handle to tight and the fiberglass is a little more forgiving in the conduction of vibrations.

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