Panel Bits (Pilot Plunge Point) – 1/2 Shank, Carbide Tipped – Whiteside 1702; 1 Flute, 1/2 Cutting Diameter, 1-1/4 Cutting Length, 4 Overall Length. Ideal for really hard woods like Cherry or pine. For softer woods, plywood, or MDF, use Whiteside 1702A for better chip removal.
Whiteside Machine is regularly rated as 1 for cut quality and 1 for value by Fine Woodworking magazine.
Whiteside Machine was originally a machine shop, many decades ago. They were machining precision router bodies for a customer. The customer went broke leaving them sitting on the router bodies so they decide to finish them and sell them. This is a realstory of courage, resourcefulness, guts and just plain stubbornness.
Decades later they are still stubborn about absolutely top quality and beautiful tools.
*Please note that the above picture is a representation of the type of tool and may not accurately represent the actual size and dimensions.
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