Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Corner Brace-worth having?
preed
>I was recently looking through some sparse tool picking at a few antique stores and came across something I haven't seen before: a corner brace.
It looks like a hand-held brace that has a triangle handle to help get your bit into corners. Do I need one and are they rare?
Re: Corner Brace-worth having?
Jonathan Peck - N.Y.
>Probably as much as you need a ratcheting brace...that is to say probably not at all unless you work in tight quarters. The one advantage that a ratcheting brace might have over a non ratcheting brace is that it has been said that the range of motion is more accurate than a full rotation, just don't tell any chair makers.
Re: Corner Brace-worth having?
Todd Hughes
>I think these were devoloped to meet the needs of workmen running electrical or telephone lines who might have to drill holes close to a wall.Those angle bit extensions and handle ratchet drills were probably used for the same jobs.All are pretty specialised tools I think.I have actually used a corner brace befor to drill holes in my floor for a telephone cable and it did work very well, better then a regular brace though I could have done it with a regular brace....One of those tools that is kind of neat but unless you are drilling lots of holes up against a wall you probably don't need, but hey if you see one cheap go ahead and buy it!
These corner braces are not rare though in my experance many sellers think they are made out of solid gold and ask over the moon prices for them under the impression they ARE rare. I have sold a few on Ebay and they don't go real high there at least for the common ones I sold....Todd
Yes and no
David Miller from Iowa
>If it is an old tool that caught your eye then you "need" it. If you haven't ever been caught without one when you NEED it, then you probably don't at this time. Better safe than sorry though.