Hickory Woodworking Kit

3/8" Keyhole bit
Used for plunge cutting keyhole-shaped mounting slots in items such as picture frames and plaques.

1/4", 3/8", 1/2" & 3/4" Straight bits
Used for plunge cutting, and to make a wide variety of grooves and joints, such as rabbet joints, grooves and dadoes, lap joint, box joint, tongue & groove joints.

90 degree 1/2" V-Groove bit
Used to cut veins in panels or drawer fronts.  By using a fence this bit can also be used to chamfer.  Can also be used to plunge cut.

3/8" & 1/2" Dovetail bits
Used to make 'blind,' 'through,' 'sliding' and 'variable space' dovetail joints in projects such as drawers, jewelry boxes, shadow boxes and furniture.

1/4" & 1/2" Core Box bits  (also called a Roundnose bit)
Used for fluting, grooving, veining and sign making.  If used with an edge guide or fence, this bit can also produce cove style edges and joints.

1/2" Flush Trimmer bit w/ bearing
Used for fast, accurate trim cuts of laminates and veneers

1/8", 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" Roundover bits w/ bearings
Used to make uniform rounded edges for projects such as shelves, tables and stair treads.  Also to make a half round cut by removing bearing, and making two passes, one on each side of the wood.  By changing to a 3/8" bearing, the Roundover bit converts to a beading bit to create edges for furniture, chair rails, drawer fronts and moldings.

7/8" Rabbeting bit w/ bearing
Used to produce inset doors and drawer faces, and to make lap joints.

5/32" Roman Ogee bit w/ bearing
Used for decorative edges on moldings, signs, plaques and furniture.

1/4" & 3/8" Cove bits w/ bearings
Used to make decorative edges on drawer fronts, cabinet doors, moldings and furniture pieces.

1/4" Ovolo bit  (also called a Beading Groove bit)
Used to make decorative edges in moldings and furniture.  Used to cut the decorative groove in French Provincial style doors and cabinets.

1/2" Hinge Mortising bit
Used to make mortises when cut is started at the edge of the material, and for surfacing operations and projects requiring effective chip clearance.

45 degree 1 1/4" Chamfer bit w/ bearing
Used for laminate triming, edge forming, edge gluing to make bevel cutting easier, or make custom four-sided items such as fishing rod holders.

1/4" Panel Pilot bit
Used to cut wood, plywood, aluminum sheets, insulation and drywall.  Point drills through for self-starting blind hole routing, and the pilot acts as a guide for template work.

3/16" Half Round bit
Used to achieve special effect shelve edges, stair treads, sills, etc.