Una wrote:
For Christmas DH wants a good manual hand drill. Eggbeater
style, with a side handle to hold if you want to lean on the
butt handle. He has one now that is junk: the gears don't
mesh smoothly and the chuck is skewed.

Recommended brands and sources would be *much* appreciated!

Una

I'd suggest looking at flea markets, antique sales and such for an old
Stanley hand drill ($5 - $10) but, seeing that it's December 7th, you
may not have time take a look at what Lee Valley Tools has to offer:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,180,42337

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA