22-Piece Forstner Bit Set

I got this set to do the occasional flat bottom hole. I was surprised that they were better than some of the post rating these. They do need to be dressed, but that is an easy matter. Just take your diamond hone and your home free. Hey, for the price that you get these, on sale, you will have a hard time beating this deal. They probably won't work for the commercial trade, but they are perfect for the occasional time when you need one.

I am not sure about some of the comments I read, bits not being sharp, off center, hard to get out of the case, etc. I use my set quite regularly and have found them to be better than many of the single bits I have purchased for a lot more money. I use them to hollow out duck decoys made of Jelutong, Basswood, and Sugar Pine. While certainly not precision work, they work very well. Check the speed at which they are turning, too fast means they will not work well. Lower speeds are a much using a fortsner bit. I have also use them on a lathe with some very hard wood. (maple, cocobolo, and desert ironwood). The work well with the extreme hard woods as well as softer woods, but again, the speed is the key. As for the irregularities noted by some, I would suggest a diamond stick to dress up any irregularities and to keep them razor sharp. Usually only have to do this once. As for the case, yes they fit snugly in the case and are not easy to get out, but I don't want my tools in a case that allows them to fall out or rattle around. Over all very happy with them, and for the price they are a great value.

Got this set on a good Rockler sale, so it was a great value for me. There is a huge selection of bits here and they are very sturdy {as is the case, which makes for convenient storage under the drill press}. As other reviews have mentioned they could be sharper out of the box, but that's fixable. They are solid, heavy bits and if you can get them on sale they are very worth it.

Within 15 minutes of this arriving at my home I had it opened and the first thing I noticed is this is made in Taiwan. I already had a bad opinion of this before even using it. Had I known it was made in Taiwan I would have passed on this set. As long as I had it I decided to give it a try. I chucked the 1/2" into my drill press and gave it a shot into some laminated hardboard. It worked a little better than I expected although I didn't have high expectations to begin with. The hole wasn't as smooth as I would expect from a good quality forstner bit but in this particular case it was good enough. The next one I tried was the 1 1/2" bit. This one failed miserably. It was a poor cut and I couldn't even cut all the way through the wood. Granted it was a piece of hard maple but a good forstner but should be able to cut this. At this point I've given up on this and I'm currently looking for a better quality bit set. I got this for a good price but the money could have been better used on a higher quality set.

I build Electric Guitars which require a high degree in precision. These bits are awful. I've yet to find even 1 bit that spins in my new Drill Press true. I have old old Forstner bits that spin true. If you require high precision placed holes then this set is not a good choice. But if you are just drilling some holes that do not require accuracy then go for it. Im disappointed. The reviews are so off on this one. I use reviews a lot to help me in buying good tools and it usually helps. But this time it was bad. So, Luthiers! Dont even think about it.