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countersink bit, a combination<br />

countersink/pilot drill, or a springloaded<br />

self-centering bit, designed<br />

for use with hinges and hardware.A<br />

plug cutter, while not technically a<br />

drill bit, lets you make custom wood<br />

plugs for counterbored screw holes,<br />

but it does require a drill press.<br />

Thinking of building your own<br />

kitchen cabinets? If European-style<br />

cup hinges are part of the design,<br />

you'll need a 35mm hinge-boring<br />

bit. Splurge for the carbide-tipped<br />

version (about $20) - the cutting<br />

edges hold up much better in plywood<br />

and particleboard.<br />

Brick, concrete, and other abrasive<br />

materials will eat any steel bit<br />

for lunch, so use masonry bits here.<br />

They have a thick carbide tip brazed<br />

on the end of the drill so it can<br />

withstand hammering and abrasion.<br />

SET YOURiEIF UP FOR DRITLING<br />

For hole sizes up to<br />

1t', these fiour sets<br />

can handle the ddlling<br />

chorcs fior most home<br />

shops. Look for an<br />

ttHSSt'stamp on tfre<br />

tnist drills - it means<br />

higft-speed steel,<br />

the best<br />

$ade.<br />

Spade bit set<br />

(3/gt''1ttl,<br />

s10€15<br />

BUYING IHE BASICS<br />

For drill types you'll use a lot, buy-<br />

ing in sets is more economical than<br />

picking the bits up piecemeal, but to<br />

get quality you should expect to pay<br />

$100+ for the sets shown above.<br />

DON'T FORGET TRADITIONAT TOOTS<br />

Theru's no denying that codless podable drills<br />

and stationary drill presses handle the lion's<br />

sharc of drilling r€sponsibilities in today's<br />

woodworking shops, whether prcfessional or<br />

hobbyist. Still, hole.drilling is one of the few<br />

tasks wherc traditional tools and methods can<br />

dval the efficiencies of power machinery.<br />

Using a bit brace and auger lAl was one of the<br />

first woodworking skills I learned, and even today it<br />

rcmains one of my favorites. lt's quiet, safe, and like<br />

using a well-tuned hand plane or a sharu caruing tool, it<br />

telegraphs the unique charac{eristics of your workpiece<br />

directly into your hands.<br />

Breast ddlls lBl featurc a hand+rank assembly for powering<br />

the ddve shaft, plus a frame erdension with a contourcd steel<br />

plate that's pressed against the userrs chest. Body weffi steadies<br />

the ddll and helps push the bit foirvad as it cuts. A cousin, the<br />

"eg-beatey'' hand drill l0l, wodrs better fiDr gnaller holes<br />

and sports a hollow wood handle for bit storage. Push drills<br />

lDl ddve small bits by rctating when the handle is pushed.<br />

<strong>Wood</strong>working tool catalogs still sell new vercions of these<br />

traditional tools, and older models - my favorites - also<br />

surface rcgiulady at flea markets and garagE sales.<br />

Gourtercink and<br />

pilot ddll set<br />

(#6.#12t, $1s€20<br />

Twist drill set<br />

(Vrett-Yzttl, HSS<br />

s25-345<br />

Specialty bits and larger sizes are<br />

best purchased as need arises.You'll<br />

learn which bits end up seeing more<br />

use, and occasional replacement of<br />

those few makes more sense than a<br />

costly set of bits that sit idle.lT<br />

Brad-point set<br />

1t1p,r-Uzrlt $20.$45<br />

(Garbide-tipped $751<br />

woRKBENcH tr MAY I lUNE 1999 55

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