santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
A trick that I learned many years ago when drilling basswood is to fasten a piece of masking tape to the back of the wood that you're drilling through.No I didn't, but don't think that would have made any difference. I drilled on the slowest drill setting (which was still pretty quick) and it wasn't until the bit broke threw the wood that it shattered like it did. Basically, the basswood isn't hard enough to hold itself together against the ferocity of the drill bit bite.