Australian Wood Review – June 2019

18 Australian Wood Review

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

Reviewed by James Brook

This six-pack of countersinks and plug cutters are very

cleanly ground, perfectly finished and come in a wood

storage case. The incuded brad-point pilot drill bits come

razor sharp and can be adjusted for different lengths.

You can drill a clearance hole and countersink the screw

head all with one pass using one of these bits. The

smaller bits have 3/8" carbide tipped countersink bits

that will also act as a plug cutter. The two larger bits

have 1/2" plug cutters and these gave a perfect fit.

I found the bits drilled fast and clean but did note that

the better the wood the better the results. Soft and

porous acacia drilled reasonably well whilst hard jarrah

gave far superior results.

In the photo you can see the neat fit of a 1/2" plug in

the jarrah.

Available from http://www.woodworksupplies.com.au

James Brook is a furniture maker and AWR contributor.

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Reviewed by Linda Nathan
Anything that comes in a sturdy
plastic storage case instantly gets
my vote however inspection and
test usage was the aim.
This is a simple to operate
thickness gauge. The frame
is powder coated steel and the
mechanism is lever operated.
Turn it on, zero the reading, depress
the lever to open the jaws, slide
the gauge over the workpiece
and then release the lever.
Do that and you’ll get a large display
reading in millimetres or inches
(0.001mm/0.00005”) as selected.
The WoodRiver gauge is a
convenient handheld tool to operate
for boards up to 25.65mm (one inch)
in thickness. You can reach in up to
35mm from the edge of the board.
It’s worth considering if those
parameters suit the kinds of
work you do. Supplied with an
SR44 battery.
Review tool supplied by
http://www.woodworksupplies.com.au
WoodRiver Digital Thickness Gauge
$^137.^5
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