I was boring holes for stool-legs when this huge chunk of hard maple tore out. This was supposed to the be the top surface of the stool, so it's pretty frustrating. The chip was mangled, so I can't glue it back in place.

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Don't drill directly into a final surface There are two ways of implementing this, plan to plane or sand the surface after the holes are drilled, or support the surface fibres of the wood with a secondary block. Both work, but the best is the second because it always works, if you can arrange it.

Pick the drill bit specifically for its ability to create good entry and/or exit holes. Forstner bits2 are most commonly mentioned in this context.

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Sometimes you just can't prevent all surface tearing when drilling directly into wood. Sharp bits do help — and by sharp I mean sharp, sharp enough you want to handle the bit with care because you fear cutting yourself.

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With auger bits and drilling angled holes specifically one of those tips was to drill perpendicular first, so the spur or spurs can (as much as possible) cleanly sever the surface fibres, before then tipping the drill to the desired angle and complete drilling the hole. This can work well, sometimes1, but even when it does it leaves a hole that is less than perfect to say the least.

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Also specific designs of bits drill cleaner holes (more on this below) but this chip is particularly severe, being both large and deep, and this could indicate that the wood was partly to blame and could have chipped out even if one or two steps had been taken to minimise/prevent this.

This is why I think the last tip below is the tip to try to take advantage of when the workflow means you are having to drill into a near-finished surface.

Tips to help prevent tearing when drilling holes go back a long way and the earliest how-to woodworking books usually include one or two. They can sure help, but I've tried every one I've read once or twice (in various woods, with various bits) and none is 100% effective.

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It's a sharp 1-inch auger bit in a bit brace; what was I supposed to do differently here to prevent ruining the surface?

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In the first version you haven't finished dimensioning the piece before drilling, and finish-planing or the last sanding operations will get you down to dimension and take care of the chipping while you're doing so. I like doing this myself and use it frequently, but it's hard to arrange to plane away exactly the right amount of wood to get below any chipping that might occur!3.

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Picking a suitable bit This is a strategy that definitely works, when you can use it. But there are plenty of situations when you can't — e.g. no bit of the right type is on hand in the size needed, the right bit type can't be used in the location needed.

The picture appears to show that the screw in the auger bit grabs the hard wood and pulls the bit down very strongly. You can see that the bit grabbed one side very deeply while not even catching the other side. Going so deep allowed the bit to lift the grain outside of the diameter of the bit before it even has severed the grain in the affected area. A forstner bit does not have a screw at center and cannot grab the wood and pull down. It uses many smaller teeth at the perimeter to cut the outer edge of the hole and relies on the pressure of on the drill in order to progress.

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It's a sharp 1-inch auger bit in a bit brace; what was I supposed to do differently here to prevent ruining the surface?

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Nickel fumes are respiratory irritants and may cause pneumonitis. Exposure to nickel and its compounds may result in the development of a dermatitis known as “nickel itch” in sensitized individuals. The first symptom is usually itching, which occurs up to 7 days before skin eruption occurs. The primary skin eruption is erythematous, or follicular, which may be followed by skin ulceration. Nickel sensitivity, once acquired, appears to persist indefinitely. Carcinogenicity- Nickel and certain nickel compounds have been listed by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) as being reasonably anticipated to be carcinogens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has listed nickel compounds within group 1 (there is sufficient evidence for carcinogenicity in humans) and nickel within group 2B (agents which are possibly carcinogenic to humans). OSHA does not regulate nickel as a carcinogen. Nickel is on the ACGIH Notice of Intended Changes as a Category A1, confirmed human carcinogen.

Nickel is silvery-white. hard, malleable, and ductile metal. It is of the iron group and it takes on a high polish. It is a fairly good conductor of heat and electricity. In its familiar compounds nickel is bivalent, although it assumes other valences. It also forms a number of complex compounds. Most nickel compounds are blue or green. Nickel dissolves slowly in dilute acids but, like iron, becomes passive when treated with nitric acid. Finely divided nickel adsorbs hydrogen.

Most nickel on Earth is inaccessible because it is locked away in the planet's iron-nickel molten core, which is 10 % nickel. The total amount of nickel dissolved in the sea has been calculated to be around 8 billion tons. Organic matter has a strong ability to absorb the metal which is why coal and oil contain considerable amounts. The nickel content in soil can be as low as 0.2 ppm or as high as 450 ppm in some clay and loamy soils. The average is around 20 ppm. Nickel occurs in some beans where it is an essential component of some enzymes. Another relatively rich source of nickel is tea which has 7.6 mg/kg of dried leaves. Nickel occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Most ores from which nickel is extracted are iron-nickel sulphides, such as pentlandite. The metal is mined in Russia, Australia, New Caledonia, Cuba, Canada and South Africa. Annual production exceeds 500.000 tons and easily workable reserves will last at least 150 years.

So, this leaves drilling through another piece of wood. This piece MUST be firmly against the surface of the workpiece or it doesn't help, so you either clamp it firmly to the workpiece or have it held in place by hot-melt glue or some other adhesive strategy. If this secondary piece is pre-drilled it can additionally act as a drilling guide to ensure the correct angle (even a plain 90°) is followed, useful when drilling angled holes for splayed legs or perpendicular holes in the middle of a large flat surface, such as bench dog holes.

Foodstuffs naturally contain small amounts of nickel. Chocolate and fats are known to contain severely high quantities. Nickel uptake will boost when people eat large quantities of vegetables from polluted soils. Plants are known to accumulate nickel and as a result the nickel uptake from vegetables will be eminent. Smokers have a higher nickel uptake through their lungs. Finally, nickel can be found in detergents. Humans may be exposed to nickel by breathing air, drinking water, eating food or smoking cigarettes. Skin contact with nickel-contaminated soil or water may also result in nickel exposure. In small quantities nickel is essential, but when the uptake is too high it can be a danger to human health. An uptake of too large quantities of nickel has the following consequences: - Higher chances of development of lung cancer, nose cancer, larynx cancer and prostate cancer - Sickness and dizziness after exposure to nickel gas - Lung embolism - Respiratory failure - Birth defects - Asthma and chronic bronchitis - Allergic reactions such as skin rashes, mainly from jewelry - Heart disorders

Tape This does not work as well as claimed; and what's more removing the tape can subsequently lift flakes (just as it does when used to help during sawing) so it might even make the problem worse sometimes.