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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Feb 27, 2008, at 6:44 PM, keith bellinger wrote:
> Yeah, I like the "egg-beater drills" and have several sizes  
> including a
> big one you can lean on, along with a couple push drills. But they are
> used mostly for metal work. Braces are for wood and nothing cuts a
> better hole through wood. I use mine for tapping trees.

I was lucky to inherit my bit brace drill and set of drill bits from  
my father. The small wood piece on the crank is held together with  
electrician's tape, a reminder of Dad's trade. A couple years ago I  
reached for the fitted box of drill bits and it fell apart in my  
hands--all the glue had dried and let go. Reglued, It will last until  
someone inherits it from me.