Brace and Bits

A brace or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top and the tool is rotated with a U-shaped grip. The U-shaped part is a kind of crankshaft. It gives the brace much greater torque than other kinds of hand drill; a brace can be used to drill much wider, and deeper, holes than can a gear-driven hand drill.

Keywords

tool, borer, drill, bore, hole maker, gimlet, Grill, hand brace, drilling tool, awl

Galleries

Drills and Drill Bits

Source

Charles Barnard Tools and Machines (New York, NY: Silver, Burdett and Company, 1903)

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