Thread: Old US handrill

I was thinking of sending this tool to - who is that maniacally enthusiastic tool restorer? - aah, that's right - Fence Furniture. In fact, if he thinks it should be restored, he may have it for keeps.



I suppose this tool has well and truly outlived its practical use, being representative of slave labour - with the user the slave. It might still have some functionality for, say, closet late night tree poisoning - unblocking those precious harbour views! - he he - but in Fence Furniture's case I think it is more than just a tree or two that blocks his own view of Sydney Harbour. A social butterfly, I've seen the pics from his frequent gatherings (in Katoomba?) with enough sawdust flowing through the veins of the those attending to dress up any number of 1950s butcher shop floors. Though I haven't attended any of these gatherings myself, despite two personal invitations from FF.

Well, this drill can form my own personal apologia for my faux pas snubbing.

It certainly has a nice vintage colour to it:



Can anyone offer any information about this drill?

btw, I've photographed this on a nice thick slice of Yellow Carrabeen. A rainforest tree, you can see the buttress supports of the trunk it forms in the relatively loose, damp and friable soil of its habitat.