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AUGER BIT
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN; METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT; PAINT
- Description
- One metal rod 50cm in length with 11cm 'four blade' screw at bottom and 30.5cm wooden dowel through metal looped handle. Wood handle is shorter on one side than the other with traces of black paint. It is worn and dirty.
- Other Names
- BUTTON BIT
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- WOODWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- One metal rod 50cm in length with 11cm 'four blade' screw at bottom and 30.5cm wooden dowel through metal looped handle. Wood handle is shorter on one side than the other with traces of black paint. It is worn and dirty.
- History Of Use
- 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
- WOOD-UNKNOWN; METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT; PAINT
- Length
- 50
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1995.0032.0001
- Photograph or Negative No.
- None
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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