Modified cooper's bung borer

Shipwright's tool. Wooden haft, steel bit. Modified coopers bung borer, adapted by boatbuilders for boring out the tapered bungholes used for draining water out of small boats.

Object Details

ID: TOS0041
Type: Modified cooper's bung borer
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 38 x 303 x 203 mm