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When grinding down a few old drill bits to make other tools, I noticed that the spiral on a point was quite lovely. This inspired me to produce this design. This is a scratch awl, for leather and woodwork. The awl itself is made of M2 tool steel. The handle is ash and leather with [...] One thing I have not seen, apart from a tool roll, is a leatherworkers holder for tools, made from leather. Kind of hard to find in a search, since leatherworkers make aprons, rolls, holsters, belts and pouches for everyone else. In western woodworking, one of the common rites of passage is the manufacture of a tool [...] My next glue purchase is going to be a gallon of Ecopoxy. I have been looking for a waterproof, food safe glue for quite a while. A lot of people advertise that their products are made with food safe glue, and a lot of people say that this or that glue is food safe, but when [...] This tool is the result of playing around. The tip is m2 hss tool steel, the hoops are stainless steel and the wood is mesquite. I call this tool, ‘Davros.’ |
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