Tapered spoon bit?

[Richard Dooling]

Here's an interesting item I found in a shop on Friday. Someone had a thread the other day about spoon bits. I'm assuming this is a tapered spoon bit that would be used to bore holes in chair seats. The tip is interesting also as the ones I've seen pictures of just end in a taper. The maker's mark says D.R. MF_G Co. and I have yet to find a reference to them.

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[harry strasil]

It's a Taphole Auger; for cutting the tap hole in the head of a cask: A Cooper's tool.

Salaman- Dictionary of Wood Working Tools, page 36.

[Richard Dooling]

Thanks Harry! I figured you or George or someone else would know. Now I gotta go build a barrel!

[george wilson]

Harry,are you an old keg tapper?:)

[harry strasil]

Not hardly George, I am a teetotaler, I can't stand the smell of taste of beer. When I was in the Navy I was a 2 fifth a day man till I got out in 1965 and I went cold turkey and haven't had a drink since. I just like old tools.

[george wilson]

Me,pretty much too. I can't see how anyone likes beer. I take a drink of vodka and Pepsi before bed to help me sleep because of back pain.

[Pam Niedermayer]

Me,pretty much too. I can't see how anyone likes beer. I take a drink of vodka and Pepsi before bed to help me sleep because of back pain.

You may want to check out Treat Your Own Back (http://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Back-Robin-McKenzie/dp/0958269238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251670818&sr=8-1) by Robin McKenzie. I'm walking testament to his exercises.

Pam