Bit & Brace VS Electric Drill

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[billsutherland]

My GrandDad used shorter bits and drilled metal with his breastplate drill around the year 1900. He was a mule skinner driving supply wagons as a young man of 12 at the time, and he distinctly remembers being tasked to drill holes in metal parts to repair the wagons. He has been gone 40 years now, but we spent a lot of time together fishing, hunting, and in his shop.

[Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

Nice! I love that beam drill. I think the Breast Drill is meant for twist or spoon bits. Auger bits are too aggressive for its simple gearing.

[elijah]

You likely won't see this, but I recently looked around in my dad's garage and found an old hand brace. Cleaned it up a bit and tested it out and it works like new. my dad said that it was my great-grandfather's, which means that it's probably close to 100 years old. Absolutely amazing

[DavidKirtley]

The eggbeater drills are not designed for auger bits. Twist drills only. (Yes, you could get twist drills with a tang.)

[CleaveMountaineering]

Excellent, I've been thinking about trying this myself. I love using the brace and bit, works really well. I use whatever tool I have the best sized bit for.

[BarnGeek]

Nice head to head video there.  I did notice that the adjustable bit was tested on heart wood and the auger bit was tested on sap wood though, so that is surprisingly good on the adjustable bit. I have enjoyed using my brace and bit around the homestead... Works just as good at almost everything a regular cordless does, and you never have to charge the battery.

[cabotbluegill]

here in the northeast the shoulder drill were called breast drills and used primarily for taping maple trees.   My great grandfathers was around and I tried many years ago and it was balanced off ones hip to bore holes for sap spouts.   We had a  gas powered one so the shoulder-breast drill just hung in the sugar house for the most part

[LifeinFarmland]

Just wondering how often you have to touch up the edges of the bits.

[grodad]

I had an old "belly drill" that had a simple stirrup  handle & need no belly push. we used it for installing hinges and lock sets on out buildings far from AC power. Perfect for maple tapping in the woods.

[MrDynamitd]

The concave part is meant to go against your thigh, held with left and lean into with thigh, basically designed for boat building where you can stand and drill into the work, works great on planking and ribs.

[CPerry-yqfj]

Cleary the electric drill was faster as I couldn't see it

[mktward]

I like the Drill press hand auger setup for sure, really nice!!

[mattterrien]

I picked up several braces with bits at an auction recently and am anxious to begin experimenting with them. Glad I'm not alone in my curiosity r.e. old school tools/techniques. Appreciate your channel & videos!

[scottoneil]

It's always been my impression that saddle braces (your belly drill) are intended for drilling horizontal holes - and that's all I've ever used them for. It's worth noting that in my experience horizontal holes go pretty quickly (and with significantly less apparent effort) as compared to your vertical experience.

As I think about this a little further, I'm nigh on to certain that the primary difference between a standard brace and bit and a saddle brace is their intended use on horizontal vs. vertical planes because it's not often easy or comfortable to drill a horizontal hole (as in a vertical surface) with a standard brace and bit.

I could be wrong about all of this (of course), because I've only come to use these tools with any kind of frequency in the last two years, and my father wasn't even the proverbial glint in my grand dad's eye when they were in their heyday. That said, considering my (admittedly limited) usage experiences, my initial impression about the intended function of the saddle brace, and the experience you had in this video, I may just be talking some sense for a change. ;)

Great video! I love the old tools! Please keep 'em coming!

[tinfanger]

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[opfor]

Always enjoy watching Cody and anything with old tools and woodworkin

[garypickering]

🤔 I have power tools and do use them, but I find myself more and more turning to my self-powered 😏 hand tools, and when I do, speed is not high on the list of reasons. 😇

[rockyrococo]

Belly drill is for drilling into walls with standard twist bits. Also you have an adjustable crank to add leverage in addition to the gear ratio.

[chevypkup]

Chest drills were very popular with telephone installers, back in the day, of course they weren't drilling 1" homes but they allowed you to put a hole up tight against the baseboard through hardwood floors big enough for line wire in a few seconds. This was of course long before battery driven drill guns. I got to admit for holes larger that 1/2" I break out the Milwaukee Hole Hawg LOL I've done a lot of re-pipes and the right angle version is indispensable.

[thecascadian]

The Shoulder Drill is more often refered to as a Breast Brill, most easily operated centered on your chest and used with twist drill bits or spoon bits. When centered on the chest, it is easier to make sure it is at the proper angle to the work. I find them really terrific when used with twist drills or spoon bits.