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Labeled diagram showing a carpenter's brace and bit, with the auger bit's parts-feed screw, spur, cutting lip, twist, shank, and tang-plus the brace's jaws, shell, ratchet, bow, head, and handle. Illustration showing labeled basic carpentry hand tools, including backsaw, handsaw, try square, miter box, claw hammer, screwdriver, brace and bits, metal smoothing plane, level, rasps, chisels, punches, pliers, gimlet, awl, and tape measure.

brace and bit: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Science Museum - Brace and Bit Cranial Trephine, Germany, 1701-1800. Nov 16, 2017
Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brace and Bit Cranial Trephine, Germany, 1701-1800. Nov 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum - Evolution of Woodworking Tools. Nov 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Brace. Oct 21, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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