Abstract: The invention provides an entry board for use adjacent a printed circuit board during drilling therethrough comprising a drill lubricant distributed over the entry board. The board may comprise two or more separable laminar components (A, B) one of which has the drill lubricant. There is also provided a composite entry or backing board for use adjacent a printed circuit board during drilling therethrough, in which the adjacent faces of two laminar components of the entry or backing board are joined such that there is no relative slip during transportation, cutting and positioning, and they are separable by peeling them apart after use.