Awl vs. Scratch Awl
Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>What is the difference between a scratch awl and an awl? I did not find any reference to the scratch variant in Salaman at all, although they are sold by that name.
Awl vs. Scratch Awl
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Todd Hughes
>I think just an "Awl" is for putting holes in stuff esp. leather, while a "Scratch Awl" is used for marking materials esp. metal by scratching.Regular awls usualy have wooden handles and the points are not as hard as scratch awls which are normaly all metal.....Well thats my take on it. I sort of collect regular awls esp. ones that have fancy handles.....Todd
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Jonathan Peck - N.Y.
>I believe that awl is a general description and can be defined as a pointed tool for marking a surface or for punching small holes.
This can be further boken down into:
Scratch awl - a sharp pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Brad awl - A straight awl with chisel edge used to make holes for brads or screws
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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>I see what you mean, but even good old Stanley sells a wooden-handled awl they call a scratch awl. I have seen pix here of wooden handled awls made by Jeske and Duffield which they called scratch awls. Is the tip profile on the hole-making awls different?