Tom Price asks:

> I bought a set of Yankee bits for a #41 from William Alden about 3 years
> ago and they were still the 2-flute models.  When did Stanley switch to
> twist bits?

I went looking for them last summer, and all I could find were twist bits in
a blister pack.  Everyone's favorite parts lady, Lori at Stanley, confirmed
that that was what they were selling as replacement parts.  I also had
several galoots around the country trying to round up some new #4 and #5
bits for me, but all they could find were the twist drills.

>That's really a dumb thing to do since the Yankee push drills
> are reciprocating and twist drill bits are really designed to rotate
> continuously in one direction only.

I agree, and was a little PO'd that they'd changed the style.  The pointy
tip makes them all but worthless for thin stock.

ralph