Tom Price writes:

>If you stick
>with the Yankee #41 or #44 drills you will not have any great trouble
>finding bits. Stanley still makes the #41 in England and the bits are
>available new from sources such as Wm. Alden.

One thing to be aware of, though, is that the new Stanley/Yankee bits are
twist drills, NOT the 2-flute style used on the older drills.

This may be a niggling point to most people, but for Shaker box bands the
twist drills are a real problem.  The point on the end of the twist bit
makes it nearly impossible to drill a hole in the end of a box finger
without splitting.  The 2-flute bits with their flat tips don't have this
problem.

The 2-flute bits are very difficult to find in the smallest two sizes (which
of course are the ones I need for box work).  I buy any that I see...

ralph