Ratings & Reviews for IRWIN Standard length 1-1/4-in x 6-in Woodboring Spade bit Drill Bit

Great!

This bit beat out the same brand - and more expensive - IRWIN SPEEDBOR 1-1/4-in Woodboring Tri-flute Drill Bit by quite a bit, drilling through 30-year old 2x10 pine basement ceiling joists. Much faster going and a lot less kickback. The design of these looks a little unconventional - these don't have the typical "devil horns" at each end, yet they perform very well indeed. And as a result, they just might last longer too.

Name brand works here

Very pleased this bit drilled (20) 1.5 inch holes into solid oak handrails for me.

Best bit for OSB that I've found

A one-tooth hole saw works pretty well in OSB (sub-floor & I-joist web), but for smaller holes all the bits I tried, including some designs that are no longer made, will at some point get an OSB flake caught between the cutting edge of the bit and the bottom of the hole and the bit will just spin without cutting. Maybe it's just me, because I searched the web for a solution and didn't even see the problem mentioned. Not the greatest all-around bit in the world, but it does one thing well t...

Good for the price

Purchased this product to drill holes to create shipping fixtures. Worked very well until I hit a knot in a pine board and a crack formed at the shoulder between the point and cutting shoulder. Wish this was covered under warranty as it was still fairly new, but at least a new one is reasonably priced.

chamfered cutting edge

this chamfered design is not working, the bit dulled within 25 holes in oak, did not like the cut from the beginning, felt more like it was beating the wood rather than cutting, imo this new design is worthless/junk, purchased a set and intend on throwing them in the trash, maybe others will have better performance than I. need to go back to the original design.

served its purpose!

I used this to bore a 3” deep hole into the top of an exterior door for a recessed alarm sensor. Steel doors usually have a little wood trim around the edges to sandwich in the insulation which is a rigid foam and this bit handled that ok. An auger bit might have cleaned it out better but this was fine. Keep that in mind if youre drilling down into a material without going all the way through and without being able to turn it over. Did well in the wood door frame for the magnet part of the senso...

Great product

Stays sharp even thru thick wood

Drills Holez

Did the job, making holez. Did not fail at making holez.

Drill bit

Stayed sharp and had no problem doing a days work at high speed.