A rolling cone drill bit is provided that has gage inserts on the first row from the bit axis to cut to full gage diameter that have a cutting portion enhanced with a layer of super abrasive material. The gage cutting surface has a center axis that is canted to be more normal to the gave curve such that its point of contact at gage is away from the thinner portion of the layer of super abrasive material.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/032,320, filed Jan. 10, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,988,569, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/658,888, filed Sep. 10, 2003, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,848,521 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/107,639 filed on Jun. 30, 1998, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,640,913, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/051,302, filed Jun. 30, 1997 and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/667,758, filed Jun. 21, 1996, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,833,020, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/630,517, filed Apr. 10, 1996, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,390,210.
