Brace (tool)
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A brace is a hand tool used with a bit to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top while the handle is rotated. If the bit's lead and cutting spurs are both in good working order,
A brace with various bits
A carpenter using a brace
Wood auger
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An auger is a device to drill wood or other materials, consisting of a rotating metal shaft with a blade at the end that scrapes or cuts the wood.
Brace (tool)
…A brace is a hand tool used with a bit (drill bit or auger) to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top while the handle is rotated. If the bit's lead and cutting spurs are both in good…
Small twist auger, also called a Gimlet, with wood handle
Study of a man using an auger, from The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, by Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496.
Painting by Georges de La Tour of St. Joseph operating an auger.