A drill is a tool that every homeowner should have for its versatile use, but it doesn't come without necessary maintenance. Sharpening your dull drill bits to bring them back to life is essential to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You can tell a dull drill bit more or less immediately. If you're drilling wood, you'll likely see thin wisps of smoke as it starts to burn.

Call me thrifty or just call me a skinflint, I can't bear to throw a tool away if I think I can repair it. That may seem obvious with big-ticket machinery, but it may not be worth the hassle on ...

Dull drill bits are not usually a type of tool that's worth buying used, unless you can sharpen them yourself. Many companies that sharpen drill bits use precision grinding machines, but there are ...

As a professional woodworker, I’d much rather use my tools than sharpen them, but I know dull or broken bits are unavoidable. I’ve had a toolbox filled with old drill bits, so it was past time to do ...