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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_bit#Forstner_bits '''~~Forstener~~ Bits'''] are excellent at producing clean flat-bottomed holes in wood ''(e.g. to locate '''[[Hinges and Stays\|Euro Hinges]]''' on kitchen unit doors)''.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_bit#Forstner_bits '''Forstner Bits'''] are excellent at producing clean flat-bottomed holes in wood ''(e.g. to locate '''[[Hinges and Stays\|Euro Hinges]]''' on kitchen unit doors)''.


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			=====Description=====

	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_bit#Forstner_bits '''Forstener Bits'''] are excellent at producing clean flat-bottomed holes in wood ''(e.g. to locate '''[[Hinges and Stays\|Euro Hinges]]''' on kitchen unit doors)''.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_bit#Forstner_bits '''Forstener Bits'''] are excellent at producing clean flat-bottomed holes in wood ''(e.g. to locate '''[[Hinges and Stays\|Euro Hinges]]''' on kitchen unit doors)''.


			=====Features and Applications=====

	Some force is required to push them through the timber, so are best suited to use in a '''[[Drill Press]]'''. Since they locate mainly on their rim, with only a small central point, it is possible to drill a series of overlapping holes ''(e.g. to clear the waste from a '''[[Housing Joint]]''')''.		Some force is required to push them through the timber, so are best suited to use in a '''[[Drill Press]]'''. Since they locate mainly on their rim, with only a small central point, it is possible to drill a series of overlapping holes ''(e.g. to clear the waste from a '''[[Housing Joint]]''')''.
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	Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''End Grain'''].		Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''End Grain'''].


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	Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''End Grain'''].		Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''End Grain'''].

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	Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into ~~end grain~~.		Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''End Grain'''].

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	~~They take some~~ force to push them through the timber, so are best suited to use in a '''[[Drill Press]]'''. Since they locate mainly on their rim, with only a small central point, it is possible to drill a series of overlapping holes ''(e.g. to clear the waste from a '''[[Housing Joint]]''')''.		Some force is required to push them through the timber, so are best suited to use in a '''[[Drill Press]]'''. Since they locate mainly on their rim, with only a small central point, it is possible to drill a series of overlapping holes ''(e.g. to clear the waste from a '''[[Housing Joint]]''')''.

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_bit#Forstner_bits '''Forstener Bits'''] are excellent at producing clean flat-bottomed holes in wood ''(e.g. to locate '''[[Hinges and Stays|Euro Hinges]]''' on kitchen unit doors)''.

They take some force to push them through the timber, so are best suited to use in a '''[[Drill Press]]'''. Since they locate mainly on their rim, with only a small central point, it is possible to drill a series of overlapping holes ''(e.g. to clear the waste from a '''[[Housing Joint]]''')''.

Their name is derived from their inventor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Forstner '''Benjamin Forstner'''], an American gunsmith who patented the design in 1874. '''Saw Tooth''' variants are now available which cut a little faster and are more suitable for drilling into end grain.

[[Category:Drilling and Boring]]