When making various structures from wood, sometimes you need to drill a wide hole using a feather drill. If you have never done this, then 99 percent of the time you will ruin the wooden workpiece by chips in the holes. Of course, this is not always critical on both sides. But if you need to drill a workpiece perfectly, without chips and with smooth edges, then here are 2 working life hacks for you.
Usually, a drill only damages wood when it enters during drilling; when a sharp drill enters, the edge does not deteriorate.
How to drill a board without chipping. Method 1
Secure the workpiece well. Use only high-quality sharp drills in your work. Find the center of the circle. Drill through it with a thin drill. This is necessary in order to know exactly where the center is on the other side.
Then change the drill to the one you need and drill the piece of wood about halfway.
Then turn the workpiece over and check the other half.
That's all. Of course it will take a little longer, but everything will be smooth.
How to drill through wood smoothly without chipping. Method 2
This method is a little simpler. Secure the wooden piece, then press any wooden block to the bottom where the drill will come out.
Next, drill the board as usual.
When the cramp has passed part of the temporary block, the drill can be removed. Yes, and a temporary block too.
Due to the fact that the drilling edge was pressed well, it was not damaged.
These are two methods that have been proven over the years and always work.
