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    Shopmade Awls

    I made a couple of shop awls after seeing a recent article in the American Woodworker. The handles are cherry laminated with a piece of Wenge. The ferrule is copper pipe and the awl is made from 5/32" piano wire picked up from the local hobby shop. Thanks for looking.
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    mike , that was a great article and your awls look great. i have 5 to make myself for friends. and again they look great. tim .m.
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    Pretty cool, some artsy awls! Those things sure come in handy!

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    Mike those are some pretty handles. Great job.
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    Very nice Awls Mike.
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