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The Drills and Drill Bits ClipArt gallery includes 46 examples of drills, braces, augers, and other tools used to drill holes in wood and other materials.

A carpenter's tool to bore holes with.

Auger

A carpenter's tool to bore holes with.

An auger is a device for moving material or liquid (see Archimedes' screw) by means of a rotating helical flighting. The material is moved along the axis of rotation. For some uses the helical 'flighting' is enclosed in a tube, for other uses the flighting is not encased. An integral part of a drill, the auger of the drill bit, uses this mechanism to remove shavings from the hole being drilled.

Auger

An auger is a device for moving material or liquid (see Archimedes' screw) by means of a rotating helical…

"[Left] Cook's Auger; [Right] Expanding Auger."-Whitney, 1902.

Augers

"[Left] Cook's Auger; [Right] Expanding Auger."-Whitney, 1902.

"[Left] Post-hole Auger; [Right] Earth-boring Auger."-Whitney, 1902.

Augers

"[Left] Post-hole Auger; [Right] Earth-boring Auger."-Whitney, 1902.

A small instrument of various forms and sizes, for boring.

Bit

A small instrument of various forms and sizes, for boring.

A diamond drill bit

Bit

A diamond drill bit

Common boring tool used with a bit brace. The cutting end has a tapered lead screw, two cutters, and two scoring nickers. The shank is surrounded by a spiral that carries away shavings. The traditional shank end, for use with a bit brace, is a tapered square lug.

Auger Bit

Common boring tool used with a bit brace. The cutting end has a tapered lead screw, two cutters, and…

A tool used for boring holes in metal, stone, wood, or an other hard substance.

Drill Bit

A tool used for boring holes in metal, stone, wood, or an other hard substance.

"An instrument consisting of a retangular crank-frame, like the carpenter's brace."-Whitney, 1902

Boring Angle-Brace

"An instrument consisting of a retangular crank-frame, like the carpenter's brace."-Whitney, 1902

A drill worked by a bow and string.

Bow-drill

A drill worked by a bow and string.

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.

Brace and Bits

A brace or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to…

An electric or manual drill, which has jaws and a collar that is tightened to grip and hold the drill bit.

Drill Chuck

An electric or manual drill, which has jaws and a collar that is tightened to grip and hold the drill…

Darlington's Rock Drill

Darlington Drill

Darlington's Rock Drill

Darlington's rock drill

Darlington Drill

Darlington's rock drill

A kind of pointed instrument, used for boring holes, particularly in metals and other hard substances.

Drill

A kind of pointed instrument, used for boring holes, particularly in metals and other hard substances.

A Little Champion Rock Drill

Drill

A Little Champion Rock Drill

Ratchet drills.

Drill

Ratchet drills.

An Egyptian bow and drill.

Egyptian Bow and Drill

An Egyptian bow and drill.

This is the body attachment for a drilling machine which is composed of the adjustable socket which houses the drill bit component that actually makes contact with the material.

Drill and Socket Construction

This is the body attachment for a drilling machine which is composed of the adjustable socket which…

A drill bit for boring

Drill Bit

A drill bit for boring

"Three drill bits. The first the old, bad, but not yet quite superseded pattern, which is incapable of making a straight or clean hole of any considerable depth, and which loses its original diameter both in wear and in sharpening; the second the twist drill, which compares favourably with it in every one of these respects; and the third a pin drill, for enlarging a hole already existing." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Drill Bits

"Three drill bits. The first the old, bad, but not yet quite superseded pattern, which is incapable…

A style of drill that is mounted on a stand or bolted to the floor or workbench.

Standard Drill Press

A style of drill that is mounted on a stand or bolted to the floor or workbench.

This is a Brace of the well known Stanley concealed ratchet type, but having a ball bearing chuck.

Brace Drill

This is a Brace of the well known Stanley concealed ratchet type, but having a ball bearing chuck.

"For brass or other soft metals there may be used with advantage a twist drill as shown. The cutting edges of the drill are ground straight and in line with the body of the drill for a distance of 0.03 to 0.06 in. = 0.8 to 1.6 mm. This prevents the breaking of the drill when it goes through the work—piece." —Grimshaw, 1902

Twist Drills for Brass

"For brass or other soft metals there may be used with advantage a twist drill as shown. The cutting…

A portable drill having a cutting and a feeding motion.

Clamp Drill

A portable drill having a cutting and a feeding motion.

"A drill to which a steady momentum is imparted by means of a fly-wheel having a reciprocating motion like that of the balance-wheel of a watch." -Whitney, 1911

Fly Drill

"A drill to which a steady momentum is imparted by means of a fly-wheel having a reciprocating motion…

The new Yankee Hand Drill especially designed for working overhead.

Hand Drill

The new Yankee Hand Drill especially designed for working overhead.

A portable hand drill.

Ratchet Drill

A portable hand drill.

A machine drill used to drill through rocky surfaces. Powered by steam, water or horse.

Rock Drill

A machine drill used to drill through rocky surfaces. Powered by steam, water or horse.

Twist drill bit.

Twist Drill

Twist drill bit.

"An ordinary vertical drilling machine, one of comparatively small size and single-geared having been chosen rather than a larger example with greater complication. When once properly started, this machine is self-acting, but for each hole the work has to be adjusted by hand so as to bring the required portion exactly under the drill spindle, and the small size of the table prevents its being at any great distance from the edge." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Drilling Machine

"An ordinary vertical drilling machine, one of comparatively small size and single-geared having been…

A shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation.

Machine for Drilling

A shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation.

A small instrument for boring holes by turning it with the hand.

Gimlet

A small instrument for boring holes by turning it with the hand.

"The Gimlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Gimlet

"The Gimlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The Gimlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Gimlet

"The Gimlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

This is a hammer drill, also known as a rotary hammer, a pneumatically powered mechanism which uses percussion to penetrate rock.

Device for Hammer Drill

This is a hammer drill, also known as a rotary hammer, a pneumatically powered mechanism which uses…

New Ingersoll Drill

Ingersoll Drill

New Ingersoll Drill

A box jig for drilling, reaming, and tapping in different directions.

Box Jig

A box jig for drilling, reaming, and tapping in different directions.

It consists of a steam cylinder and piston and its rod, and to the rod is firmly secured a steel rock-drill. The cylinder is supported upon a heavy tripod that may stand in any position and present the point of the drill in any direction. The steam or compressed air is conveyed to the cylinder through a hose, and when ready for work it delivers its tremendous thundering blows upon the rock in rapid succession.

Pneumatic Rock Drill

It consists of a steam cylinder and piston and its rod, and to the rod is firmly secured a steel rock-drill.…

A pod auger for boring

Pod Auger

A pod auger for boring

A pod auger for boring

Pod Auger

A pod auger for boring

"A ratchet brace is a powerful instrument, and carries in itself the screw for obtaining the requisite pressure. Small holes can be drilled under a light pressure with rapid rotation on the part of the drill." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Ratchet Brace

"A ratchet brace is a powerful instrument, and carries in itself the screw for obtaining the requisite…

"The wood-worker's main stand-by for boring is the stock or brace and set of bits." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Stock

"The wood-worker's main stand-by for boring is the stock or brace and set of bits." — Encyclopedia…

The illustration showing a large boring tool for heavy work to create a cylinder with 10 inch diameter and 9.25 inch thick wall.

Large Boring Tool for Heavy Work

The illustration showing a large boring tool for heavy work to create a cylinder with 10 inch diameter…

A boring tool to create a large diameter hollow center of the cylinder.

Large Boring Tools

A boring tool to create a large diameter hollow center of the cylinder.

Jig vice on a plain radial drilling machine.

Jig Vise

Jig vice on a plain radial drilling machine.