Forged iron drill bit fashioned from square bar stock; square cross-section worked to round taper. The end flattened on two-sides, ground to a v-point and a very slight twist imparted. At other end a tapered square tang has been worked with a depression on one side the chuck catch.
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Shaker Museum Bit, Drill. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7212. Accessed on October 2, 2024
