Comments on: Countersinks, poor to excellent https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/ inside the woodshop Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:40:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111939 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:40:14 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111939 Thanks again, Eric.
Rob

]]> By: Eric https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111873 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:30:39 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111873 Rob,

Yes, I got mine from Josh Clark (Hyperkitten.com). Patrick Leach and Jon Zimmers would be two other sources.
-Eric

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111869 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:17:53 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111869 Eric,

Thank you for bringing up the snail countersink. I’ve never used one. I have seen pictures of them (in Encyclopedia of Furniture Making, by Joyce/Peters, and some of the older woodworking books) and it seems like a good design.

Maybe they can be found on the vintage tool market.

Here’s a photo of one on Wiktor Kuc’s great website:
http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUS-borTools/z_Reading/bitStocks/bitStocks1.asp

Rob

]]> By: Eric https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111867 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:52:14 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111867 My current favorite countersink is a old snail-head variety for a hand brace. My opinion may change when it comes time to sharpen it, however. Unless I have a lot of holes to drill, I usually prefer doing counterskinks by hand. I have the Beall counterskink – great in a drill press, not so useful by hand. I’ve heard good things about the hand countersink that Lie Nielsen sells. Like you, I have lots of these things lying around. They are one of those little accessories that seem to multiply on their own.

-Eric

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111749 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:07:51 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111749 Ralph,

The #2 type in the photo works well in high speed steel for metal.

Theodore,

The one you reference does not seem to have the radially asymmetric flutes, as far as I can tell from the photo on the Lee Valley website. That is a key to the effectiveness of the old one. “Rosehead” type countersinks can be found from many suppliers, but I haven’t seen one with the asymmetric flutes.

Rob

]]> By: Theodore Scott https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111748 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:41:57 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111748 It isn’t quite the same, but Lee Valley has a Hand Countersink that looks similar to number five. Go to the product page below, and view the additional photos available. It has an extra flute, but looks like the same design to me. However, I have never used one, so I don’t know how well it works.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/hardware/page.aspx?p=54874&cat=3,41306,41328

]]> By: Ralph Boumenot https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/07/31/countersinks-poor-to-excellent/#comment-111746 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:59:37 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1801#comment-111746 Nice timing on the post Rob. I’ve been reading (limited) what I can on countersinks because I want to buy one for wood and one for metal.
ralph

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