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ICS has a selection of drills for drilling in all types of wood. Use the categorized links below to find the tools you need.
AUGER BITS
SPADE page 167
Auger Spade Bits are designed to cut three times faster than a spade bit and do the work of an auger bit at half the cost. Ideal for overhead work, rewiring, running pipe, conduit, and more.

DUAL (STUD) page 172
Dual Auger Stud Bits are designed for fast and accurate boring in soft or hard woods. Single flute design with single cutter, an outlining spur, and a self-feeding fast pitch screw point.


IMPACT WRENCH
Tool Steel page 176
Designed to bore holes in telephone or power line poles quickly using quick change chuck impact drills. Single flute design with single cutter, side lip, and a self-feeding medium fast pitch screw point.

Carbide Tipped page 176
Designed to bore holes into the hardest wood and creosoted poles used by utilities. Single flute design with double cutters, two outlining spurs, side lip, and a self-feeding medium fast pitch screw point.


POWER POLE page 175
Power Pole Bits are used to bore deep holes in creosoted poles, railroad ties, heavy timber, bulkheads, etc. Single flute design with single cutter, an outlining spur, side lip, and a self-feeding medium fast pitch screw point.


SHIP
6" to 18" Lengths page 174
Machine ground for fast chip removal. Ideal for heavy timbers and power poles. Single flute design with single cutter, side lip, and a self-feeding medium fast pitch screw point

48" to 72" Extended Lengths page 175
Used by contractors to build wooden retaining walls. They are manufactured 1/16" larger than the size of threaded rod being used to anchor wooden ties in place, e.g., a 3/4" threaded rod would use a 13/16" auger bit.


SOLID CENTER page 172
Solid Center Auger Bits are designed for use in a hand bit brace and may be used for all general purpose boring in soft or hard woods. Single flute design with double cutters, two outlining spurs, and a self-feeding medium fast pitch screw point.
BITS (WOOD)
CURVED HOLE WIRING page 167
Curved Hole Wiring Bits are designed for boring curved (right angle) holes around corners in one continuous cut. It eliminates the need to drill two holes. Ideal for routing wiring and cable for electrical installation.

DRILL SAW page 166B
Drill Saw Bits are designed to drill a starting hole through wood, drywall, aluminum, plastics, brass, sheet metal etc... all in one operation. Cross milled cutting edges cut any shape in any direction the tool is moved.

FORSTNER page 168
Forstner bits are designed for intricate woodworking. They are used to drill flat bottom or through holes. Can bore any arc of a circle. Also known as Forstner Flange Bits or Webfoot Augers.

HINGE BORING page 167A
Hinge Boring Bits are designed to bore clean entry holes in all types of wood for mounting European style hinges.

LOCKHEAD ADJUSTABLE page 166B
Lockhead Adjustable Wood Bits can be adjusted to desired diameter. Does the job of up to 35 different size drills.


MULTI-SPUR PIPE page 168B
Multi-Spur Pipe Bits are made of special tool steel. Beveled saw teeth allow smooth boring of holes.

Screw Point Pilot page 168B
Replacement Screw Point Pilot Drills for Multi-Spur Pipe Bits.


RAILROAD TIE BORING
Railroad Tie Boring Bits are specifically designed for drilling holes in railway cross ties.

1 & 2 Flute page 123
Carbide Tipped page 123

SPADE
Wood Spade Bits are designed for boring holes quickly through all types of hard and soft woods, including plywood. Hole in tip is used for pulling wires through wall. They perform best at high RPM speeds and are easy to re-sharpen. Fully polished and heat treated with six ground flats on 1/4" shank. They are also known as Paddle Bits.

6" Long page 166
16" Long page 166
Extra length eliminates the need for extensions when boring deep holes.
DRILLS (WOOD)
BOWLING BALL page 119A
Though originally designed to drill out finger holes in bowling balls, they can also be used in many drilling applications using bakelite composites and other similar non-metallic materials.

BRAD POINT page 169
Brad Point Drills are designed to drill smooth, accurate holes in wood with minimum tear-out. Center spur point holds drill on target and prevents walking when two cutting spurs make contact with a surface, so even overlapping holes can be drilled.

MULT-ANGLE page 167C
Multi-Angle Drills are designed with 6 cutting edges to drill forward, backward, sideways, straight, or in a curve up to 90°. Used to drill wood, composites, plaster board, plastics, etc... They drill 3X faster than spade bits and holes as smooth as forstner bits.

PERFECT POINT Perfect Point page
Perfect Point® Drills are designed to drill perfectly round, clean, flat bottom holes or through holes without splintering or tearing wood grain surface. They are unique in that they do not tear wood grain when breaking through exit side of hole. They outperform and last three to five times longer than Brad Point Drills, Dowel Drills, and Forstner Bits.

TAPER POINT page 172A
Taper Point Drills are designed to drill tapered holes in wood and plastic to match a wood screw's thread and shank in one operation. They fit most counterbores and countersinks.
DRILL COUNTERSINKS
ADJUSTABLE DRILL COUNTERSINKS page 172A
Adjustable Drill Countersinks are designed to cut bevels in wood and plastic for wood screw heads #4 to #10. Adjustable Drill Countersinks are also known as Shell Countersinks.

DRILL COUNTERSINKS FOR WOOD page 172A
Designed to cut bevels in wood and plastic for wood screw heads #5 through #14. They attach to the drill with two set screws and can be adjusted up and down the drill for any length from a #5 to a #14 wood screw.
DRILL & COUNTERSINK COMBINATION
TAPER POINT DRILL & COUNTERSINK COMBINATION page 172B
Taper Point Drill and Countersink Combination tools allow you to drill and countersink wood screw holes in one operation. A stop collar is included to control depth of hole.
EXTENSIONS
For boring jobs requiring longer reach. Extensions can be connected to one another for extra long reach.

Power Bit page 173
Wood Bit page 167
GIMLETS
GIMLET page 172
Quality hand tool for boring in soft or hard woods. Sharp screw tip bites into wood.
HOLE CUTTERS
DOUBLE BLADED page 167B
Carbide Tipped Double Bladed Hole Cutters are designed for cutting 1-3/16" to 5-1/2" holes in wood, sheet metal, copper, brass, aluminum, plastic, and composition.

CIRCLE page 167B
Circular Hole Cutters are designed for cutting 1-3/16" to 11-13/16" holes in steel and non-ferrous metals. Cuts holes using the "drag-cut" principle.
SETS
Brad Point Drill Sets page 169
Perfect Point Drill Sets page 171
Taper Point Drill and Countersink Sets page 172B

Taper Point Drill Sets page 172B
Wood Spade Bit Sets page 166