<p>A drilling support apparatus adapted to assist the machining of a workpiece using a hand held type power drill and a clamping table comprising a jaw which is displaceable towards another jaw, the apparatus comprising: a holding member adapted to support one of the drill and the workpiece; and an extension member which extends from the holding member and which is receivable in the jaws of the clamping table at a plurality of longitudinal positions along the extension member so as to allow adjusting of the vertical distance above the surface level of the jaws of a contact point between one of the drill and the workpiece and the other of the drill and the workpiece when it is supported at a jaw, the longitudinal position of the extension member being fixable by displacing the jaw towards the other jaw.</p>
