More hollow auger pondering, this time from Blake (I love this stuff!):

Is the iron in the Stearns bedded at a non-zero angle?

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No, I don't have it in front of me, but the Stearns blade is definitely not
bedded at zero degrees. A quickie search gets me three decent shots of the
underside of my (or very similar) hollow augers:

http://www.patented-antiques.com/images/WEB-Sale-Cats/WEB%20Tools/Chisels%20
and%20Saws/Gouge_Chisel_writ/hollow_pointers/5haugers_gd.jpg

http://www.patented-antiques.com/images/WEB-Sale-Cats/WEB%20Tools/Drill%20Pa
ge/drills_w1/hollows/3hollow-b.jpg

http://www.sydnassloot.com/b21.htm

No affiliation with any dealer sites referenced above; just using some nice
pics to further a historical discussion of the tools in question.

Greg Isola
Alameda, CA

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