How To Make an Awl
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- I love making my own tools, so today I'm making a very simple, yet practical tool for the shop - an awl / ice pick.
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Prettier then many costly ones I’ve seen in shops ~ very good job 👏🏾
Another great tool for the toolbox! Great work!
McGinn's WoodShop Thanks Jason!
Linn you took to the lathe like a fish in water. Carl must be a better teacher than I thought. lol. Very nice awl.
Thanks for sharing
Roy
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Roy Wrenn Thanks Roy!
picks and awls are very useful - I was given one by an old timer many years ago and it is one tool in my collection I cherish - well done Linn!
Nick Ferry Thanks Nick!
Nice video Linn! I noticed you using your calipers to measure your ferule diameter. One tip - if you are dealing with an even fraction, you can use an open end wrench as a go/no go gauge.
Totally brilliant video! Short and sweet and very useful!
Nice. I was thinking about making an awl video, but as yours is so similar to mine i don't think i'll bother now :)
mine was even more simple, my prototype was a masonary nail (these are rust resistant and hardened so that they can be pounded into building blocks and concrete) and I glued it into a small length of 20mm wooden dowel and gave the point a quick sharpen.
For my my second Awl, I wanted to give it as a gift so I took a bit more time to make it look good, I cut the head off the nail and glued it into a small saw file handle which I stained and coated with shellac varnish. I also sharpened the end into a three sided point on my diamond stone, it is needle sharp and because it is hard steel if holds its point for ever - almost. Its great for starting pilot holes in wood and plasterboard and scribing lines, its an essential and regularly used part of my tool kit.
Another great video Lin. I have been enjoying your drawings and sketches on your newer videos.
Brian Prusa Thanks Brian!
Nice and simple way of doing it. Great job. I'll copy it for a few awls
Nice simple little project. If I could make a suggestion though, when roughing down the stock on the lathe using the over hand grip move your left hand closer to the rest - your little finger should be almost touching the rest. It'll give you greater tool control and allow you to take heavier cuts safely. Can't wait to get my lathe set up again now!
I turned my drill press into a makeshift lathe that I use to make knife handles. Maybe someday I will have my own lathe. Nice idea for a project. The name 'Ice Pick' always reminds me of Magnum P.I. I actually have an antique ice pick of my Gramma's from the 1800's that I keep in the house.
MsRmaclaren Thanks for watching!
Walnut and coper looks so nice! You can also sharp the nail using the drill and the rasp.
Nice project Lyn, Good to see the lessons on the lathe are coming in handy. Might want to add a Jacobs Chuck on your wish list for the Lathe. That way you can drill the hole and it will be dead centered.
Keep up the great work.
Steve
Steve H Thanks Steve!
Great job Linn, nice to see the lathe getting some use :)
Very nice he's and a very cool video
Carl Jacobson Thanks Carl!
Cool. I am restoring an old Shopsmith, when done I can't wait to start turning again.
Barrett Hageman Thanks Barrett!
The awl make is great and so is the video. I am going to make one for my shop.
Rick Smith Thanks Rick!
Well Done. If you want a more symmetrical tip you can chuck the nail up in a drill or drill press and turn it on, using the file to shape it. You can do the same with the copper pipe and use 400 grit sandpaper to polish it up a little. Personally, I prefer a more mushroom-shaped handle, as it locks into my hand easier. I am concerned that the steel from the nail is to soft and won't hold edge long enough. Thats why I used a broken drill bit for mine. You will find that a shorter awl is more accurate, faster and easier to use. great build, enjoyed it.
Nicely done! I'm surprised at how often I use mine. As an alternative to getting the point on the nail, you can chuck the nail in your drill press and hold the file against it at an angle. Your point will be automatically centered too :)
GarageWoodworks Thanks Brian!
I like your videos. You don't always do things the way I would...but your way works for you and it might prove to be a solid alternative someday. You are quite creative. I particularly like the leather binding projects. This awl I like and I believe I will one day make one for myself. Keep up the good work.
Cool lathe project! Easy, fast and useful! Nice!
How could I not LOVE an Awl project!? Nice job Linn!
***** Thanks Alistair!
Turned out good! Thanks for sharing.
Stone and Sons Workshop Thanks Shawn!
Great project Linn!
***** Thanks Chris!
Lovely small project, keep on the good work!
Get Hands Dirty Thanks Cristiana!
Neat project Linn! I just got my first awl a few weeks ago, never thought of making my own! Very cool!
Cy's Corner Thanks Cy!
I need one!!! Great tool
thank you so much for generously sharing this info . x
Linn, great video. Making your own tools, using your lathe, was a good idea for a video.
Very nice linn! Im sure you'll get a lot of use from your lathe and make some really jice tools as well as other things:) you always do incredible work and I alwa6s enjoy watching your vids! I still need a lathe amoung a handful of other things to complete my shop. Great video!
Have a good one Linn!
Joe Walters Thanks Joe!
One more thing on the to do list... Love the Copper/Walnut combo
Dustin Penner Thanks Dustin!
I see those lessons from Carl are coming handy ;-) Nice awl. Those are so useful - I even have a dedicated sewing awl for making hand embroidered eyelets.
Thanks for info...
Keep safe mostly when your using turning tool ❤️❤️❤️
Love Turning Walnut, and Every Shape needs an Awl, Nice Job !!
***** Thanks Sterling!
This is old, but still, if you decide to make another one, file some grooves into the end of the nail that gets fixated with epoxy into the handle. Epoxy tends not to stick well to metal - too smooth and non-porous. But if it once hardens into irregularities of the metal's surface, you have to break it to get the metal out - and epoxy is quite hard.
Usually, when I do handles, I don't glue the ferrule. I make the wood slightly conical, and hammer the ferrule in. So far, none of the ferrules I fixated this way has become loose.
For an awl, I'd also use something else than a nail. Maybe a broken screwdriver, or one with a stripped head. Nails are both not very hard steel and a bit thick, at the length required for an awl. Me at least, I like an awl to be quite thin.
Visually, the thing came out great. And the chubby handle is just right for an awl - you need to be able to hold it quite tight, a thinner handle wouldn't cut it.
Lovely job! Makes you start to think about all the things you could do with a wood lathe...! Thanks.
Nicely done.
Symon Fobbester Thanks Symon!
I LIKE THIS!
I made an awl a few months ago and I can't be leave how much I use it. A very useful tool.
Mike Fulton Thanks Mike!
I love your channel
Maura Donahue Thanks!
great video as ever, although the same situation as with the mallet. Do I need an Awl to make an Awl?
I liked :) You good lad!
A fine effort.You could have drilled the hole on the lathe if you had a chuck to fit into the tailstock. That would have kept the nail true to the axis of the handle. Keep it up!
beautiful
Like your divercity on the many diffrent projects,from building a fireplace to woodturning.can i ask if your from northern sweden?
Im norwegian and noticed your scandinavien accent.anyway keep em coming linn
Nice. Can you use your wood lathe to drill into the center of the wood. My only lathe experience is with metal lathes. Drilling while in the lathe would more easily yield true straight holes.
Is that awl it took? Looks easy and fun
Very cool linn
Moy perez woodshop Thanks!
great job, you could of used a end cap and drill a center whole the size of the nail this makes a nicer feral end since you were using a lathe you could size for its diameter or simple add one over your feral it would be a friction fit
Now you need a Diresta stencil and some spray paint! :)
Hi Darbin Orvar Please send one to Jimmy Diresta, he's the one who got me hooked on icepicks !
keep on trucking !
Quick question: If the results of this project are looking awlful, is this a good or a bad thing?
I liked this video, thanks for making them!
Nice job. I do object to the use of appoxy (sp?) I was always taught that it should all be a press fit.
What does a press fit mean? Do you mean the nail should fit snug without the need for epoxy to hold it? Sorta new to this please explain. Thanks!
I would like to make an awl stick with a bottom built into the stick that screws in or unscrews a sewing machine needle
thank you clever girl
Am I imaging things or is the nail tipped in the handle? If it is does it affect the feel/use?
that looks so cool, but how did you sharpen the nail at the end of the handle?
never mind!
I would have left the ferral part slightly larger and then heated the copper pipe so it expands. Then I would have hammered it in to place and as it cools it shrinks and grabs on verry tightly. Its how barrels and some drums are held together. You should try it some time =0)
I'm lazy, I just got an old screw driver and sharpened it to make an awl.
Yep, not as attractive, but my screwdriver turn ice pick is more than 20 years old and has aligned countless holes on many projects...
How about taking an old unneeded screwdriver and grinding it to a point. Any thoughts on that?
workhardism Sounds like a great idea!
Chucking the cut nail into a drill and rotating it while offering it up to a belt sander is a great way to sharpen the tip and even regrind the bevel (to make it blunter or pointier). Just don't have the dust collection on if the sander is so equipped. Sucking sparks into sawdust is BAD!
Nice shank
Awl-some!
Great project Darbin Orvar - wait 'till jimmydiresta sees this :)
David Macauley Thanks David!
Awlsome!
Ted Alexander Thanks Ted!
Are you German,kind of had a feeling,and I like to listen to German,trying to learn :)
you could have sharpened the nail in the drill press. Just stick it in there, turn it on and let it do its job in the file
Awesome idea! I knew it would pay to read the comments. Thanks!
buenos proyectos video didactico pero podria colocar subtitulos al español ... se lo agradeceria ....gracias
I find projects like this risky. It either works or it doesn't. In other words, it's an awl or nothing situation.
I see what ya did there...
EthylOH You raise a good point.
This video is awlright
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The nail isn't square to the handle.... 2:31
Hoy are cute.
Nice work. The project would be fine without the epoxy really.
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beautiful