Wood screw drills

Yeah, my junk drawer :)

Sears used to sell them in the 60s and 70s. They also sold a collar device for them to adjust depth of countersink. They worked OK for a while - a short while - but soon dulled. The gizmo to set countersink depth slipped too. IOW, the new ones are much better.

Smitty 2 I also have looked for the same type, they are the best type. Over the years I have broken some of mine. Hope some one knows where to find them. WW

I've a pretty nicely made set from General but they no longer seem to be in the product list... :(

First set I found was...

These are not as nice--it appears they're the style made by forming a flat piece of stock for the shank instead of a shank...

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I has a set long ago. Think they were Black and Decker. Didn't work well in hard wood. Tore it up. I wouldn't call them "spade," just flat with shoulders. I looked a bit, but can't find them on the net. There's probably good reason they don't sell them any more. Twist drill with cutter works better.

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On 8/30/2011 8:33 AM, dpb wrote: ...

The set I have is product S-10; unfortunately, a search for new old stock and eBay didn't uncover any either place..

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That is "instead of a solid round shank" that the General set had.

The were well enough made that can rehone an edge and they worked quite satisfactorily for the countersink; agreed one would not want to use them to drill the pilot hole in very hard wood; they have no chip ejection mechanism and are not a drill bit (nor intended to be).

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Do you still use screws with shanks larger than the threads? I had a set of those *many* years ago. They're junk compared to today's Snappy countersinking drill bits.

Evidently you don't look.