A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
A cobbler uses an awl to punch holes in leather.
Historically awl's were used to pierce ears. On average they were 1 to 3 inches. Now a days an awl is used in swiss army knives and other multipurpose tools. Which are currently around 2 to 3 inches.
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
The Awl was created in 2008.
The homonym for "awl" is "all".
It can be a tool used for stitching leather, so a shoemaker would use one. An awl can also be used for marking wood to help people cut along a straight line. So it could also be used by woodworkers.
All I think :)
An awl is a wood working tool.
A homophone for the word "all" is "awl."
I used the awl to make some holes in the wood.
William Maclay Awl was born in 1799.