WHAT TYPE OF DRILL BITS ARE BEST FOR WOOD
                     WHAT TYPE OF DRILL BITS 
ARE BEST FOR WOOD?
Drilling a soft pine wood with a regular drill bit is much easy 
and more smooth than drilling hardwood. You can drill 
softwood with steel (HSS) but for hardwood, You will need 
titanium or black oxide coating wood drill bits. The Drill bits 
are composed of steel, tungsten, and molybdenum alloyed. 
TYPE OF DRILL BITS  BEST 
FOR WOOD?
Wood drill bits can vary because you can make so many 
projects with wood, and to satisfy those needs, they come 
in different sizes. If you're working on a wood project that 
requires a power drill then you must have the best drill bits 
for wood.
• TWISTED BITS
The twist bit comes first when it comes to general drilling 
that is why it is known as the "General drill bit." It is the most 
common type of bit used around the job site and home for 
general purposes. Twist bits can perform very effectively on 
softwood. 
• BRAD-POINT BITS
Brad Point drill bits are specifically built to drill and bore 
clean holes without drifting in hard and softwoods. Such drill 
bits are equipped with a center screw. A Brad Point Drill bits 
provide a clean, straight, and accurate size wood hole.
• SPADE BITS
Spade bits quickly drill wood, plywood, and plastics. A 
spade bit is less expensive than other types of wood drill 
bits. These Bits are much more effective to bore large holes 
(1/2” or greater). 
• AUGER BITS
Auger Bits are the most common drill bits to drill wood 
holes. Auger bits consist of a sharp point on their tip, which 
assists in drilling efficiency. This tip easily pulls the bit 
through the wood. An auger bit is a spiral-shaped drill bit 
intended to drill deep wood holes.
• SELF-FEED BITS 
The self-feed bits also have a threaded tip like the auger bit 
that pulls it through the wood. It makes safe, easy work of 
drilling holes. The self-feed bits are used to bore medium and 
large holes.
• INSTALLER BITS
As the name refers to installing, these long, and skinny 
installer bits are best to use boreholes for electronic wires or 
similar applications.
• COUNTER-SINK BITS
Countersink bits are the second-most advanced drill bits. 
As they drill a pilot hole and countersink the hole, these 
bits do double duty, so the fastener head is below the 
surface of the wood.
• FORSTNER BITS
Forstner bits are odd-looking bits that bore through wood. 
It creates a flat-bottomed hole. Forstner bits are like spade 
bits that have a small point at their center that works as a 
pivot point for the larger body of the bit.
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