i can understand wanting one for keepsakes then....i wish i could help ya out there bro

now you understand why i hate flying lol

lol....yeah i bet ya get harrased at the metal detector huh....man thats one heck of a chilhood injury

Somberbear, you can always turn it into a door knob!

i was thinking tomahawk

Ya, that'll work too. would it be the worlds 1st titanium tomahawk?

cobalt chrome and i think there have been a few titanium hawks already out there..... man i honestly dont think tehres any one that could work cobalt chrome well... though

Actually, it looks like a kerambit.

from wiki......

Alloys
Cobalt-based superalloys consume most of the produced cobalt. The temperature stability of these alloys makes them suitable for use in turbine blades for gas turbines and jet aircraft engines, though nickel-based single crystal alloys surpass them in this regard. Cobalt-based alloys are also corrosion and wear-resistant.[19] Special cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloys are used for prosthetic parts such as hip and knee replacements.[20] Cobalt alloys are also used for dental prosthetics, where they are useful to avoid allergies to nickel.[21] Some high speed steels also use cobalt to increase heat and wear-resistance. The special alloys of aluminium, nickel, cobalt and iron, known as Alnico, and of samarium and cobalt (samarium-cobalt magnet) are used in permanent magnets.[22]

yea the more i read up on the alloy used the less likely i am about being able to change it much with out a blast furnace.... jeez man i knew this was tough stuff i just didnt realize how tough.... apparently one of the only ways to really work it is to pour it then use grinder and cutting media....

I am not looking forward to the visit to the eye doctor, but then again if it helps me see better I guess it will be worth it.

SB, I was trying to figure out what that was and I am glad you told us. I understand the want to keep it, but what can it be turned in to? How about a hat or coat peg, a custom punch, a push dagger of some sort?