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I absolutely love my new to me spoon bit collection, and a few other odds n ends, spur bits, drill bits, and they work perfectly in my smallest Spofford No.108 brace. I received these bits in the mail from a friend here on The Patriot Woodworker, I shall not divulge his name unless he wants to be known, but I just wanted to say thank you very much, this was a very pleasant surprise for me when they came in the mail. It was completely by surprise! So I inserted one of the spoon bits in my Spofford and bore a nice clean hole in a chunk of Ash, it cut very well and accurate. Larger spoon bits are coveted by chair makers, and these smaller ones will be excellent for smaller projects such as boxes and furnishings. I can't wait to use them. So, thank you my friend! I don't buy much for myself these days, our resources have been going to "other things" family related, and when something like this comes in the mail, it's very special, and the fact that someone here thought of me, is really really cool
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My goodness they are here! I recently purchased two Spofford braces on EBay and man are they beautiful! I first saw these braces being used by chair maker Curtis Buchanan and contacted him and asked him what the heck is that beautiful stylish brace he was using while boring holes in his Windsor seat. He replied back they were the Spofford split chuck brace, and he loved his. I got mine in yesterday and I bored a few holes with mine, and they are absolutely a joy to use. They are very comfortable, light, and they have a direct feel to them as I'm boring. It's hard to explain, but I can actually feel how deep they are boring, I think it's because of the direct transfer of energy from hand to auger, instead of the traditional braces you have some mechanics between the user and the auger, such as a ratchet or large chuck mechanism. One of the major awesome joys of this tool, is the easy release and tighten of augers into the split chuck. I can remove and replace an auger in 4 seconds, not kidding! These are the original quick release bit chucks in my opinion, or at least this split style is. This Spofford is a No. 108, as it has an 8" swing. This "Spofford" is the larger of my two beauts, it's a No. 112, and it's a 12" swing, see how the numbering system works on these? The handles are two piece handles, secured by the original pewter strap bands, they do rotate as you rotate. The amazing split chuck design. This is what really attracted me to this brace style, not too mention they are just beautiful tools, there sleek appearance, and wood treatments. Thanks for sharing my joy!
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