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 [...]]]> http://toolmakingart.com/2010/02/01/unicorn-egg-spiral-awl/ 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 [...]]]> http://toolmakingart.com/2009/12/27/leatherworkers-tool-holster/ I love multifunctional tools. Sadly, most of them don’t really work very well. Here is one that is a real gem.

The bottom divider is unmodified.  Works great, and it can hold a pencil.  The top one is modified by having one point ground down.   It will not measure quite as small a [...]]]> http://toolmakingart.com/2009/12/22/multi-functional-divider/ 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 [...]]]> http://toolmakingart.com/2009/12/04/food-safe-glue/

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.’

It was rather fun to make, and I rather like it. I doubt I will make anymore like it as the materials cost is a [...]]]> http://toolmakingart.com/2009/10/26/ornate-scratch-awl/