Originally Posted by
chris carter
To Derek, I continually see people praising the Wood Owl bits; are these the “ultra smooth” ones? Additionally, are you using a hex adapter in the brace or just chucking them up directly into the brace?
Not Derek, but…it looks like he's got several 2100 or 2101 (North bros/Stanley/Yankee) braces with Universal chucks in that cabinet. Those will take round and hex shank bits. I have a Stanley/Yankee 2101A and it's my go to brace. There are other brands that will take round and hex shanks, but many don't…I'm guessing the nice Frey brace I see in Derek's pic won't, but I could be wrong.
Excellent thread on braces here, from the heyday of SMC: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....it-Which-model
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