Nonhog can you give me some examples of what you are talking about. Under the heading in each of the Metal Shaping Tools section links are posted for each types of tools letting you know sells them. One way to get an idea of what the names of the tools are is to visit the vendors sites and go through their catalog.
Here are a couple of the links for some of the tools.
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=105
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=36
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=62
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