Portable auger

[Tjurved]

Hello thought I share an auger I made a handle for that also work as a sheath which makes it compact and portable. The handle is made of very dry birch and I testet the strength by drill another piece of bone dry birch and it worked nice. Is is inteded for green wood drilling and I'm gonna put it in my backpack.

 

[Tubbyfraser]

Excellent, well done. You'll be tapping away goodstyle with that set up!

 

[leaf man]

Nice idea! I carry way too many to fit into a handle, but just for tapping this is ace

 

[Tjurved]

I think it is to big for tapping birch but I don't know, have never done that .

 

[MrEd]

nah that looks fine for birch tapping, i use one about an inch wide but i only go in to just below the bark

 

[Tjurved]

Tried my carving knife on it then linseed oiled it. Gonna wipe of the excess soon then let it dry for some days/weeks...

 

[Tubbyfraser]

Beautiful handle! Really lovely, well done indeed!

Graeme

 

[Tjurved]

A little sad update. It split today . Chips jammed and I just kept turning it with force when I tried to drill through two birch logs cross grain in one go. I think the design work great, with some reinforcement and common sense I am sure it gonna hold!

 

[Harvestman]

Hate it when that happens. Yes, you learn, and your skills improve, and you can make another, but all the same, that tool that you were so pleased with is gone.

Great idea though. I might make one myself.

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

I really love the idea of it hiding in the handle I made a similar wood handle for mine it also broke I now use a handle made from cheep flatbar but I intended on setting that in a wood handle and now that I have seen your setup I think I will try that out and set the metal in the wood handle and glue it in....