normark swede bore auger?

[TeeBugg]

Anybody have one? Good bad ugly? Will be lookng for a new hand auger this spring and leanng towards a normark or lazer.

[tbfisherman]

 I just bought an 8 inch Fin Bore III and I love it....It has the offset handles like the Nils and is amost as good as a Nils Hand Auger....I would have rather had one of them but they are hard to come by here in Ontario Canada.

Bob

[TeeBugg]

Id love to get a fin bore but hard to find!

[wipike]

Swede bore is close kin to the blue Mora auger in terms of pitch and shaving.  I'd skip it.

[Channel Z]

I've had an 8" Normark Finbore III with folding offset handle for at least 20 years and cuts awesome.  A fish'n buddy has an OLD original 6" Finbore which is now the Nils and after I sharpened it up it is amazing.  I can cut 2 holes with his 6" faster than I can do 1 @ 8" and the nice thing about the original Finbore/Nils is that it cuts straight through the ice without hanging up/binding at the end of the cut.  That is a real hassle with the Finbore III / Lazer style blade auger.  Offset handles rule so go with the Normark Finbore III.  Been looking at a 6" Normark Finbore III and was hoping to find a 6" Lazer with non made in China blades on sale end of season and put the offset handle from my 8" Finbore III on it.

[TeeBugg]

Yeah after some research im leaning towards a finboreIII and a lazer.... tough decision. Mostly price and availability