03-06-2003, 04:02 PM
Everyone probably won't agree on this one, but from personal experience I have found that the hand augers with one blade work a little better than those with 2 blades. I experienced this first hand on a recent trip to Fishlake with my brother. He brought a one blade auger that we both bought 3 years ago and had been on many trips but had never had the blade replaced. I brought my new double bladed auger that had only been used once. By the end of the day we both agreed that the older one was a little easier to get through the ice with. Of course, drilling multiple holes with any hand auger is tiring.[crazy] I would also imagine that hitting any obstruction in the ice would dull the blades considerably.