On Apr 16, 12:02*pm, "
wrote:
On Apr 16, 10:36 am, "Leon" wrote:

And while I have you attention, can you recommend an affordable and good
brand or type of HS drill bit for drilling in mild steel, etc.

See if this works - it may not work due to the wrap:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...51&highlight=d....

* or

http://tinyurl.com/ceffq3

Pretty good discussion there about drill bits and their use by the
knife making community. *Some of those guys drill a billion holes with
their bits.
Quite an assortment of folks with an opinion on bits, all the way from
the casual builder to the registered bladesmith.

Robert

A billion? *wringing my hands in wrath-like fashion...*

Let's see now. 1 per second? That would be 31 years of continuous
drilling.