I made the drill bit from modern high grade Chrome-Molybdenium tool steel to make it extra durable. Historically they'd have been made in high carbon steel or possibly iron body and welded in steel tip, though probably you'd have to use good steel able to take a temper for the whole bit for it not to bend when working with it in harder wood types lilke oak, i.e. when building ships.
I made the drill bit from modern high grade Chrome-Molybdenium tool steel to make it extra durable. Historically they'd have been made in high carbon steel or possibly iron body and welded in steel tip, though probably you'd have to use good steel able to take a temper for the whole bit for it not to bend when working with it in harder wood types lilke oak, i.e. when building ships.
Fargbollen 2 months ago