A slightly more tech-advanced version:
http://www.garrettwade.com/garrett-wade-yankee-push-drill-gp.html
Threaded shaft and strong spring for return, in one convenient package. Bits are stored in the handle. I love my push-drill.
He’s lucky that the dirt in the area is fairly clay-rich, once you get below the loam level. My soil is too sandy; it I tried to do anything like that, it would fall apart.
