Trre OnIGINAL HONAE WOOOWORKING RruN ... - Wood Tools
Trre OnIGINAL HONAE WOOOWORKING RruN ... - Wood Tools
Trre OnIGINAL HONAE WOOOWORKING RruN ... - Wood Tools
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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 />
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