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This being the first installment of the tools in my boring till, I will go over what to look for in a brace, any brace, first... Despite the usefulness of corded and cordless (battery) drills implements, a good old fashion hand brace still have a place in our tool kit.  And it will never run out of juice.. well your own maybe, in which case, sip another cold one :-) The essential brace and bit by Chris Schwarz Part of my last finds, was this 10 in sweep brace stamped PS&W Co and 3410 on the brace arms. Model 34xx is nickel plated, and only came in three sizes:  8, 10 and 12 inch sweeps. 3410 being the 10 in model For most of cabinetry work, and general woodworking, a sweep of 6 or 8 inch is plenty. 10 and 12 inch braces are brute force braces better suited to carpentry work. The bigger the sweep the more torque you can generated. Therefore, the available ranges of brace sweep, run from 6 to 12 inch in 2 inch increments, and less common but available,  is a monster 14 ...