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2. Gimlet (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. It was defined in Joseph Gwilt's Architecture (1859) as "a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side, having a cross handle at one end and a worm or screw at the other".

3. Drill bit - Wikipedia

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   The gimlet bit is a very old design. The bit is the same style as that used in the gimlet, a self-contained tool for boring small holes in wood by hand. Since about 1850, gimlets have had a variety of cutter designs, but some are still produced with the original version. The gimlet bit is intended to be used in a hand brace for drilling into wood.

4. Drill - Wikipedia

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   Hand-powered metal drills have been in use for centuries. They include: Auger, a straight shaft with a wood-cutting blade at the bottom and a T-shaped handle; Brace, a modified auger powered by means of a crankshaft; Gimlet, a small tool for drilling holes; Bradawl, similar to a screwdriver but with a drilling point

5. Brace (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A brace is a hand tool used with a bit (drill bit or auger) to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top while the handle is rotated. If the bit's lead and cutting spurs are both in good working order, the user should not have to apply any pressure other than for balance: the lead will pull the bit through the wood.

6. Woodturning - Wikipedia

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   auger – a drill bit used to drill a hole partway or through a wooden item. For cutting the hole for a lamp cord, or as the first step when hollowing out a bowl or vessel; chatter tool – a flexible scraper used to add decorative chatter marks to turned items

7. Mortiser - Wikipedia

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   The square chisel mortiser (also called hollow chisel mortiser), similar to a drill press in many respects, combines the cutting of a four-sided chisel with the action of a drill bit in the center. The bit clears out most of the material to be removed, and the chisel ensures the edges are straight and clean.