HPHOPE 10mm(3/8") Forstner Bit for Wood, High-Speed Steel, Round Shank | Clean Flat-Bottom Holes, Precision Center Spur, Fast Chip Removal, for Hardwood, Softwood & Plywood

Used this bit to drill hole in an oak barrel for tap, worked out great. Used hand held drill, hole was smooth and concentric with good chip removal. Tapered tap fit snug with no leaks. Great value as well.

Exactly as described.

First it did what I wanted to do but it can’t go into my bit cabinet until it gets some attention. The cutters don’t come to a pointed edge but rather a pointed triangle. In use cut well on the rip direction but tore on the cross cut re grain direction. Also after the fact I noticed both cutting edges were pretty mangled. Can’t tell you if it was like this out of the box or after the 16 1/2” uses on a walnut board. I can and well address both issues but the four stars are for the fact I shouldn’t have to at this point in time. I started to rate three stars but I bought this at a low price with next day delivery, so… YGWYPF

Very sharp. Very smooth, clean holes even after numerous uses.

THIS DRILL BIT WORKS VERY WELL. NICE CLEAN BOTTOM HOLE. I AM WELL PLEASED.

This bit measures in millimeters. The accuracy was okay and quality was decent.

I needed some extra holes in my B&D Workmate as the existing holes wouldn’t accommodate the width of rough sawn 2x12. This bit is the exact size for the grips and bore a clean hole, wouldn’t know they weren’t factory cut.

This bit was dull coming out of the package. I only needed to drill 4 holes through 1/8 plywood, which it struggled to do. If I had needed a bit built to last I would have gone with Freud, but this one was good enough (barely).