GG,

I'd like to offer a second on Jim's request. I just got no-name 
dial-type auger and a Woods auger. Plus, I'm on the lookout for a 
Stearns. Aside from a few references in tool encyclopedias, I'm finding 
very little out there about these tools.

My GITs (6 & 3 yrs old girls) are excited about the prospect of using 
them to make stools. So I want these to run as smoothly as possible. I 
also acquired a 14" brace to give them a bit more leverage if they need 
it to make these babies turn.

Thoughts?

Steve in Brainerd

On Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 02:48  PM, Jim Crammond wrote:

>
> Porchsitters,
>
> Following the advice of the SGFH, I've been
> accumulating hollow augers in the event that I someday
> might need one.  In the interest of research, I
> thought it would be good to acquire different makes to
> be able to compare them to see which works best for
> me.  To date, there are E. C. Stearns, A. A. Woods,
> Cincinnati Tool and Goodell-Pratt hollow augers taking
> up space on a shelf in the shop.  All are at about the
> same state of untuning.
>
>  This upcoming fall I'll be taking a chairmaking class
> with Drew Langsner so I am looking for recommendations
> from anyone that has some experience or opinions about
> these beasts.  Which works well and which don't?
> What's a good angle for the bevel?
>
> As always opinions do not need to be supported by any
> facts, experience or common sense.
>
> Jim Crammond in Monroe, Mi.
>
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