>Tom wrote..."
>   I see the prices of drawbore pins on various web sites
> ($100 ++ / pair) and I'm wondering why old knife steels wouldn't work
> just as well....  Yeah. it's probably a bit more brittle as steel goes,
but gee,
> ya really gotta crank on a piece of hardened steel 1/2" dia to break
> it.  What am I missing here?"
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>...Most sharping steels that i have seen have been very hard, and  don't
think they will stand up to being used for a draw pin, even if 1/2 in. dia.
they would break very easy if subject to any sidways pressure,[think how
easy a file will snap in two], I think a better choice would be those old
wrench's that comes to a point on one end, that were used as draw pins , in
riviting and bolting stuff together in the past, and should work good for
what you want.....Todd