They had special bits with 4 tapering sides at the end.
They used crude drill bits turned by a brace system.
A brace tool is used for boring holed in wood. This is a handheld tool that relies on the pressure applied to drill holes.
Small Hand Drill, Wood Cutting Machine.
A drill bit is a type of tool used to make holes in materials.
They used an auger to bore holes in wood. A more sophisticated version that would be used later was called a brace and bit.
You use a standard HSS drill bit.
For drilling in a lathe, "Drill Sleeves" also known as "Drill Quills" are used and they are set into the tail stock quill for drilling operations.
it is a drill bit usually with a square male tip that inserts into a female square screw head-- many of these square head screws are used for building cabinetry-- it is basically a carpenters or builders choice of use but not mandatory for building.
The type of drill bit used to remove a broken manifold stud is an extractor or easy out. A hole is drilled into the stud and then the extractor is used to dig in and unscrew the bolt.
A three jaw chuck is usual.
AC Series motors
A drill press is used in many of the mechanical trades. Mechanics use drill presses to lower or raise tools when working on wood, metal or other surfaces.