Hey folks,
not posted in a long time but thought I'd share my part bushcraft part, urban scavenger nightmare auger (patent pending).
In short, I got tired of hunting eBay for a scotch eyed auger, all the online sources seemed to want £50 and up for one with an inch diameter so I set about bodging one up. Wasn't much easier or cheaper to source the next best thing, an old brace and bit either.
Now it isn't pretty, it doesn't have all the length of a proper one but will bore a hole 7.5 inches Max depth or 19cm which suits me fine for what I need.
Just in case it needs any explanation - cut 6 inches of hazel with about 1.5 inch cross section, whittle one end so it won't split out when you hammer it, drill two pilot holes - one to force a metal bar through for turning the thing and another so that you can hammer a simple Bosch 1 inch auger drill bit into.
not posted in a long time but thought I'd share my part bushcraft part, urban scavenger nightmare auger (patent pending).
In short, I got tired of hunting eBay for a scotch eyed auger, all the online sources seemed to want £50 and up for one with an inch diameter so I set about bodging one up. Wasn't much easier or cheaper to source the next best thing, an old brace and bit either.
Now it isn't pretty, it doesn't have all the length of a proper one but will bore a hole 7.5 inches Max depth or 19cm which suits me fine for what I need.
Just in case it needs any explanation - cut 6 inches of hazel with about 1.5 inch cross section, whittle one end so it won't split out when you hammer it, drill two pilot holes - one to force a metal bar through for turning the thing and another so that you can hammer a simple Bosch 1 inch auger drill bit into.
Last edited: