Bill wrote:

I can understand your wish to make sure nothing would get out of
control on such an operation! I have a brace (and some of the standard
auger bits that accompanied it)--I was just keeping it around for
"posterity", maybe I should check if I have a 1" auger bit. That's
what I would use, correct?

No, you need a twist type bit that can seat into the hole that's all
ready there. I used a bit from this set, from Harbor Freight:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=527