Looking for a good awl

[buco]

Anyone help me out? the stuff around me is all junk.

 

[AZ_Catskinner]

The best one I have is a worn out phillips screwdriver that I ground to a point and hardened.

I like the old wooden handled Stanleys for premade awls.

 

[Mastermind]

+1 on the junk phillips grind and harden.
also have a snappy thats kinda thin, havevhad the stubby handle snappy that was beefier, had a wilde that i loved, it disapeared. harry epstiens carries wilde i've seen, and i've heard great things about them here.

 

[RivennHewn]

I see this guys stuff on Ebay all the time.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/lathemade/m...h=item484de023d6&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

 

[onewaydave]

What kind of awl?

A handy scratch-general-marking-use awl. Any high carbon steel, grind, file and hone to shape. Make a handle out of a nice piece of hardwood using a lathe, drill press or hand drill. Drill a hole in the finely shaped handle and epoxy it in. Much nicer than plastic even if the plastic says Snap On.

A leather sewing awl. Made the same, but the cross section is diamond shaped and is sharp on the 4 corners. Sized to the size of thread which is sized the size of the leather.

A wood marking awl. Don't go round but use a marking knife instead. Crisp sharp lines. Made the same way.

A glass cutting awl. Get a cheap carbide marker off ebay. Good for the machinist also. Well for one that doesn't still use Chemdye to layout anymore. Can be mounted in a similar handle.

Dave, on a "make one kick" tonight.

 

[MP&C]

Scratch awl? Best I've gotten are old ice picks that came from auctions..

Never sharpen on a grinder, use a fine file. They last much longer that way.

 

[AndyA]

For marking, I like the carbide scribe from mcmaster. It stays sharp a very long time. At $5.79 you can afford to buy a few.

P/N 2157A11
www.mcmaster.com/#scribers/

 

[slob]

C.S. Osborne

 

[Holt]

I have a old Klein that wont quit. Ive beat the hell out of it. Handle is in good shape. Note I said old Klein. New ones are most likely junk.

 

[Steve_P]

Of what I can identify, I have a couple by Wera and also a General branded one from Epstein.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Klein or Malco (hvac tools)

 

[jmm]

+1 on the junk phillips grind and harden.

+2. I have an old beastly Mac, formerly a flathead. Works perfect for my applications.

 

[Firestarter Fred]

So you are looking for one? I got a spare one. iPad pic and afraid ol' Fred is not the camera pro but I will get better with practice.
I would think a fair price of 15 to your door.

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Sent from Fred's iPad, now whether or not it was Fred, is up for debate.