New! Marking Awl, Dual Purpose + Zebra wood/Maple Stand

NEW PRODUCT- DUAL PURPOSE MARKING AWL

DIMENSIONS- AWL   1 5/8" DIAMETER STANDING ABOUT 5" TALL. BASE 3" X 2 3/4" X 2" TALL

WEIGHT - AWL AND BASE  APPROXIMATELY 10 OUNCES.

FEATURES:

• BRASS BODY SLEEVE EMBEDDED INTO ZEBRA WOOD HANDLE.
• MARKING TOOL IS REMOVABLE AND REVERSABLE.
• MADE FROM A HIGH CARBON TOOL STEEL SOLID PUNCH.
• HAND APPLIED DANISH OIL FINISH.
• COMES COMPLETE WITH ZEBRA WOOD AND MAPLE INLAY STAND.
• FREE SHIPPING (APPLIES DOMESTICALLY ONLY)

 DESCRIPTION                       

ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO I RECEIVED AS A THANK YOU GIFT FROM A CUSTOMER A SMALL TOOL MADE BY HIS GRANDFATHER IN THE 1920'S. IT LOOKED LIKE A COMMON SCRATCH AWL BUT THE BUSINESS END WAS GROUND FROM A TRIANGULAR FILE INTO A 3 FACETED TAPERED POINT. THE TOOL WAS REALLY NO GOOD FOR SCRIBING A LINE BUT WITH A FEW TWISTS OF YOUR WRIST IT WOULD START A HOLE IN THE HARDEST TYPE OF WOOD LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS. THAT STARTED ME THINKING ABOUT HOW TO COMBINE A SCRIBING AWL AND A HOLE STARTER IN THE SAME TOOL.

THE WORKING PART OF THE AWL IS A HIGH CARBON TOOL STEEL SOLID PUNCH I MODIFIED BY GRINDING ONE END TO A POINT FOR SCRIBING AND OTHER IS GROUND TO A 3 FACETED TAPERED PUNCH. THE TAPERED POINT ACTS AS A SIMPLE DRILL FOR STARTING HOLES IN VERY HARD WOOD. I USE THIS FEATURE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR MARKING THE CENTERS OF A WOOD BILLET FOR TURNING. 

ITS A SIMPLE MATTER TO CHANGE THE FUNCTION OF THE TOOL BY REVERSING THE STEEL INSERT. THE KNURLED THUMB SCREW TIGHTENS DOWN ON A NOTCH FILED ON THE INSERT LOCKING IT INTO PLACE.

THE INSERT CAN BE READILY SHARPENED, I USE MY BENCH STONE OR DIAMOND FILES, BUT ANY MEANS OF SHARPENING YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WOULD DO WELL.  

THE AWL COMES WITH A ZEBRA WOOD AND MAPLE  INLAID STAND NOT ONLY FOR STORING  SAFELY BUT TO KEEP THE TOOL FROM ROLLING AROUND ON YOUR BENCH.

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