If you are new to drilling, you may be completely unsure of which drill bits to even have. You walk into a hardware store and see an aisle filled with them, but you don't know where to start.

However, it's not always the type or part of the wood that determines when a pilot hole is needed. In other cases, there is a simple need for accurate and precise alignment.

Using mostly wood and a few small pieces of hardware, [Jack] was able to build one in an afternoon that works quite well! He’s using a cheap corded power drill to drive the work piece, ...