Boy’s Life – 1954-10 – Indian Pump Drill – Ben Hunt
Good article on making a using a pump drill
Although this might end up being harder to use than the eskimo drill of the same type, this one does not require you to use your mouth to steady the drill
That makes it a better drill in my opinion
Ben Hunt also also provided a way to adapt a modern check to the drill to make it more versatile
While this increases the options of bits, I’m not sure it is in keeping with the historial nature of the article
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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