Fit To Be Tied

I’ve got one of those from NPU. It has Cillian O’Brien’s name stamped in it so I’m guessing he makes them for NPU?

This is an old Miller Falls #77 hand drill, I made the little wooden base - there was a wooden handle (shaped like a doorknob) attached to the bottom, I removed it and the shaft that the handle fit onto goes through a hole in the block. Two little bits of drill rod act as guides to keep the drill in place.
The drill was about $24 from some online seller.

I have one of those old drills, it works quite well, for drilling, I will have to give it a try for reed making.