What are Forstner Bits and why/where are they used?
When you are looking for a clean, splinter free hole in hardwood, softwood, plywood or other man-made materials like MDF, forstner bits are often your best choice.
Most forstner style bits feature these common features;
Smooth cutting exterior “knife edge”. Some versions of forstners also have teeth cut into the outside edge and/or side clearance relief ground into the outside of the cutting surface.
Centering point – so that you can place the hole accuratly in the workpiece.
Chipper blades – these are the 1 or 2 flat bottom “..
