Bushcraft Hand Auger Wrench Scotch Eye Wood Auger Drill Peg, Camping Survival Kit- Perfect for Bushcraft Lovers

It looks good but I have not been able to use it yet

Very nice crafting and survival tool

Works very well! Well built! Sharp!

For my evaluation of this tool, I chose woods that would be challenging. No soft-as-butter green wood allowed. For the auger evaluation, I chose a piece of split walnut firewood, seasoned for many years and bone dry. The auger cut through this with no difficulty, although it did take quite a bit of effort. Five minutes of intermittent auger twisting yielded a nice circular hole nearly 2 inches deep. The auger produced large chips of wood, just as it should.I chose a dead but sound sapling of unknown species for evaluating the scotch eye; the wood was very hard and tough. I thought this would prove challenging to the tool, but the sharp edge of the scotch eye cut through the wood easily when hammered by a substantial piece of firewood, making a 2+ inch length of lovely cylindrical dowel at the end of a longer stick. It was difficult to remove the just-cut dowel from the scotch eye; I had to use the included length of dowel (intended as a handle to turn the auger) as a drift pin, pounding upon it to push the just-cut dowel out of the scotch eye.I pounded the dowel end of the stick into the hole made by the auger. It was a very tight fit, as it should be. I could not twist the stick or remove it; it was solidly attached to the chunk of walnut. This tool worked exactly as it should: using only hand power, it made an excellent dowel-in-hole joint. A chair or stool constructed using such joints would be completely solid. This simple hand tool does exactly what it promises and I recommend it.

Not the sharpest. Makes holes, but consumes energy.I like it.

The Teal Skyes Hand Auger Wrench with Wood Piece for Leverage and Scotch Eye Peg Maker is a useful and compact tool. To test the auger, I chose a piece of birch wood that had been seasoned for six months. The tip of the auger is quite sharp and bit into the wood with ease. I used the included wood dowel to thread through the Scotch Eye for leverage. The wood dowel was considerably thinner than the Scotch Eye, but usable. Ideally I would choose a slightly thicker and longer piece to use. It took about ten minutes to create the hole you can see in the photo. Not bad when you consider that I am a 67 year old woman with arthritic hands. The weld between the auger and the Scotch Eye is slightly defective, but it did work to create a peg that fit into the hole. I wish I had a photo of that, but my husband accidentally tossed both pieces into the wood stove before I took a picture! The leather strip with Velcro closure held tight around the auger to protect my fingers while making the peg. I did notice that the cutting edge of the Scotch Eye was somewhat deformed after using it, so I’m assuming it’s not hardened steel. I think it’s still usable, but am not sure how long it will last without needing to be resharpened. I will keep this tool in my emergency kit as it will still come in handy in a pinch.

So I have been watching a lot of Alone on the History channel and it has gotten me really into bushcrafting so when I saw this I was like YEAH ! And it is IS that cool. Took me a second to figure out where the leather went but everything goes together well if you just look at the picture ( ha!) and it is fun to use. We tested it out on a piece of branch that fell down in the last storm and it was fun to use. Next time I will bring my phone out - it works like in the video - I had less luck stripping the bark but I feel like that was user error and I am sure I will get better with time. This is a neat gift for someone who is into bushcrafting, camping, or likes Ron Swanson. I love this.

This is a well made hand auger set that makes a great addition to any survival gear collection. The bit and Scotch eye are both razor sharp and appear to be a bit heavier duty than another set I have that costs more. The weld between the two is a little sloppy but it definitely appears to be much thicker and stronger than the weld on my other one and I’ll choose function over form every time when it comes to survival gear. Speaking of function though, it would have been nice if the included drawstring bag was large enough to fit all of the components so you could keep it all together when not in use…you can only fit the handle and the leather wrap (or just the sheathed auger). This isn’t a huge deal since all of my go-gear is kept together in rolling trunks but I like my various gear/tool kits and sets to be individually accessible so the box it came in will have to do for now. Overall though, this is a very well made auger set that gives me a reliable backup for when my other one inevitably breaks.