GG's
 
I've been re-thinking what I wrote about these long #11 and #13 auger bits
possibly being used in a shipyard.  I have a large collection of long auger bits
whose provenance is unquestionably from the tools of a early 20th century
shipwright.  Almost all of these are "blind-footed" helical augers.  They have
no pilot screw. They have only one cutting edge.  Another significant difference
is that Jim's long bits are Irwin pattern, quite a contrast to the plain helix
of the shipyard bits in my collection. I'm not so sure that I'd want a pilot
screw on a really deep drilling effort.  It might tend to make the hole go
astray. On a different note, I want to second Scott's comment on the
gloatability of the embossed Plomb socket wrench box.  De-rusting and repainting
that box would be quite an effort, but it would look so cool in a fresh coat of
olive paint.  John Ruth

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