towards the mounting end in the depicted embodiment the pocket 16 is a lead pocket when the drill string is rotated in a clockwise direction the lead pocket 16 is configured to support a cutting tooth such that the tooth 22 extends past a plane defined by the angled surface 38 fig9 and 10 in other words the lead pocket 16 is arranged and configured such that a portion of the tooth 22 engages the drilling medium e g rock before other portions of the bit engage the drill medium the depicted configuration provides a drill bit that drills effectively and is relatively easy to steer in a depicted embodiment the minimum distance between the leading edge 40 and a periphery edge of the lead pocket 16 is less than 0 5 inches e g 0 33 of an inch in a depicted embodiment the hardfacing is provided in the narrowest portion between the lead pocket 16 and the leading edge 40 it should be appreciated that many other configurations are also possible in the depicted embodiment hardfacing is provided on substantially the entire cutting face 28 e g at least seventy five percent of the face at least ninety percent of the cutting face etc the hardfacing on the cutting face 28 avoids the need to also provide carbide buttons 42 thereon in the depicted embodiment the carbide buttons 42 are provided around the side surface 44 of bit 10 however it.