
A drill having a shank formed with helical or straight flutes for discharging chips therethrough and a pair of cutting edges formed at one end of the shank and extending continuously from the center of rotation of the drill to the periphery thereof. Each of the flutes is defined by a wall which is positioned rearward with respect to the direction of rotation of the drill and against which a flat plate portion of the chip formed by the portion of the cutting edge on the peripheral side is to be p...











