While I was perusing one of my favorite chair-makers blogs, I came across this review of the Wood Owl auger bits. Very interesting, especially when you get to boring at an angle, and how the triangular core of the threaded point is larger on the Wood Owl, and tends to split as compared to the Irwin core. And it makes total sense too. On the other hand the Wood Owl excelled in other areas of boring.
If you are interested in this comparison, see Elia's blog below. It's a good read I think.
Testing Wood Owl bits/class opening | Elia Bizzarri - Hand Tool Woodworking
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