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AUGER BIT
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- One metal rod 63.5cm in length with 17cm 'four blade' screw at bottom and looped handle.
- Other Names
- BUTTON BIT
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- WOODWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- One metal rod 63.5cm in length with 17cm 'four blade' screw at bottom and looped handle.
- History Of Use
- The auger bit was used for shallow holes or to start a boring. It cut downward without pulling shavings upward as the big spiral bit does. Used with a wooden bar through looped handle.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Length
- 63.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1990.0081.0001
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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