[Stoves] Fire Stump: center hole making

[Steve Taylor]

On 20 July 2011 01:41, Richard Stanley <rstanley at legacyfound.org> wrote:

>  Here in Little 'ole Ashland Oregon and I suspect all over the land,
> ordinary softwood  logs were used for water pipes. They bored 2 to 4" dia
> holes right thru the center of 8 to 10 ft lengths and somehow maintained
>  center...Have no idea how they managed that but it wold certainly give us a
> clue as to how to bore a simple 18 inches depth or so.... My trusty 18 volt
> dewalt with a spade bit dies after about 6" yet they managed 10 ft probably
> by hand auguring..Perhaps any of us in the over 80's club can recall..
>
>

Richard,
You'd find a FORSTNER bit requires a lot less torque than a spade bit - my
set will cut to  3". I'll do  a test on a log with my DeWalt too.

Steve
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