Kings County Tools Classic Yankee Style Push Drill - 8 Double Fluted Bits Included | Chrome Plated Solid Brass Construction | Chuck-Free Design for Tight Spaces | Perfect for Woodworking, DIY Projects & Home Repairs

My father gave me one when I was a kid. Saw this one and it brought back great memories. I use it for those small jobs instead of using an electric drill.I have a backpack tool kit that I use for off site maintenance work, the tool backpack is convenient and well stocked for a variety of maintenance jobs / repairs. I needed a drill for starting screws and an occasional mounting hole. Carrying another tool bag with a drill or driver always complicates things.I used this type of push drill when I was a child messing around with dads tools, never paid much attention to the tool or the usefulness until I watched some videos and was hit with an Epiphany ... that’s the answer to my drill issue!I do a fair amount of work in my wood shop that requires a fast pilot hole on semi delicate furniture items that I am restoring. Again I never thought of a push drill. I bought one push drill for my shop and one for my tool backpack.I was able to buy a few original Stanley versions and this one from King County Tools, the original and the King County Tools version look and work exactly the same. No issues with the new and slightly over priced version except that the bits are no where near as straight or sharp as the original Stanley versions.I expect that I will get a life time of use out of the new push drill and bought a pack of the way overpriced new bits to ensure that I have the bits on hand incase I break one and based on the reviews that say the bits are not as durable as the original Stanley bits.As for drilling holes, yes the King County’s version drills holes and preformed exactly like the Stanley versions while looking showroom new. The packaging on the King County Tools version is minimal at best, no instructions and actually cheap when you Consider the high cost.This tool works, there's nothing wrong with it that I've found so far, but the point of a tool like this is to save labor. The stroke is about two inches, and for that, you get one revolution of the screw you're driving. It's less work just to spin a normal screwdriver in your hand than to pump this thing up and down.You see theses all the time on movies. Works just like how the actors use themHandy.My dad had one in his tool box, but I donated it after he passed. My regret for sentimental reasons and practical. Over many decades of using regular screw drivers for those small jobs, I've now decided to become more like my dad's practical self. This screwdriver is a dream for those on the spot needs of loosing and tightening items that power drills destroy. Love this thing!I bought this for my 9 year old Grandson, whom we all think will be the next family engineer (his Daddy and his Uncle are engineers, as was his step Grampa). I have had the original Yankee for years, so I thought it would be a good tool for him to add to his tool collection. I was disappointed to learn that Stanley stopped making them, but glad to find out that Kings County Tool picked up them up. I was a little disappointed about the quality, which doesn’t quite match the original (that’s why 4 stars), but it’s still pretty good.Just like the one that Stanley used to make! If you ever use the Yankee push drill made by Stanley over the years you will love this. It is made just as well although some parts are made from a different type of metal which is fine. They improved the bit holder in the handle as well as improving the bitch themselves making them more versatile than the originals. I purchased this because the bits from my original tool We’re either missing or broken after all of the years. Stanley no longer had replacements for them.Invaluable tool.