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		Boring - Course: Manual woodworking techniques. Trainees' handbook of lessons (Institut für Berufliche Entwicklung, 12 p.)
			(introduction...)
			1. Purpose and Meaning of Boring
			2. Construction and Mode of Action of Bore Bits
			3. Types of Bore Bits
			4. Maintenance of Bore Bits
			5. Working Rules for Boring

1. Purpose and Meaning of Boring

Wood boring is a cutting operation to produce round holes in wood. Boring is either vertical, parallel or at an angle to the wood grain direction or panel plane.

Boring serves different purposes:

- Boring of through holes for mounting of screws, fitting or nails.
- Boring of holes of limited depth for end grain dowels or dowel joints.
- Pre-boring of wood screw holes.
- Boring of conical holes.

The precision and accuracy to size of the holes is decisive for the quality and durability of the component produced.