The bar is carbide. The pictures show all that is included and the condition so please look close. Please see my other auctions for more tools items from a local estate. I tried to take photos of the parts that came with it. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS FOR THE BEST DESCRIPTION. PLEASE KNOW THAT I TRY TO SATISFY ANY AND ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS. I ANSWER ALL EMAILS AND WILL TRY TO WORK WITH YOU AS BEST I CAN. I WILL, HOWEVER, NOT BE BULLIED OR BLACKMAILED. The item “MACHINIST TOOL LATHE MILL Machinist 3/8 Shank Carbide Boring Bar Cutter” is in sale since Monday, January 9, 2017. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\CNC, Metalworking & Manufacturing\Workholding & Toolholding\Toolholding\Other Toolholding”. The seller is “gigigirl111″ and is located in Morris Plains, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.