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Last night, I decided to make a little birdhouse ornament. I have never bored a hole in stock using a jacob's chuck/drill bit mounted in the tailstock. I chose a forstner bit and went at it. It took a long time, and I had to push much harder than I would have imagined to get the bit into the stock. The wood is fairly soft (sweetgum) and semi-green. I have a brand new set of forstner bits, so sharpness isn't the issue. How exactly are you supposed to accomplish this?