Comparing The Cordless Electric Drill

For many years the only types of drills available were electric. Cordless electric drills have grown in popularity over the past several years because of the improvements that have been made to their power, making them comparable to their equally popular electric predecessors.
 
Drills date back to the ancient days; a simple method of applying pressure onto a surface using a tool called a bow drill. A wooden template containing multiple holes served as the base. A long shaft that was sharpened at one end and equipped with a knob at the other was tied to a bow like device made of curved wood and string. When the sharpened tip of the shaft was placed in one of the holes on the base with pressure applied on the knob end of the shaft while the bow was spun, friction was applied to the surface below the base template. This early simplistic version of the drill was improved by the drill press, and then later by the electric drill when electric motors came into existence. It was 1889 before the first electric drill was brought into existence, but the large, cumbersome tool was not meant for the casual home. It became portable several years later.
 
Although a great boost in woodworking was made when the drill became portable and electric, cordless electric drills have made even more progress. The first of the cordless tools emerged in 1961, but they did not find their way into home workshops until many years later. It was the advent of the nickel cadmium battery that gave the cordless electric drill a push into the retail market; enabling the hand tool to yield higher power to be useful in home applications. There was even more improvement to be made, however. These original cordless varieties were heavier and more bulky, creating a strain on the individuals who used them. A lighter weight and more long lived battery was discovered in lithium ion batteries, and utilizing these in the drills caused a boom in the market for the tools.
 
Most woodworkers currently find great use for each; unwavering power and speed are available when using drills that are electric. Cordless electric drills are highly mobile, and in many cases, possess adequate power for many types of jobs. An electric drill is always ready to go; plug it in and it is ready for use.