Talk:Scratch awl

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I know this tool as a brawdle or braddle, and use it for poking holes to give screws something to grip. Is this the same tool, or is there some subtle difference? (It's a spike with a handle, so I doubt there is.) boffy_b 19:12, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

What you are talking about there is a bradawl. Different tool, it's used, as you say, for poking holes to start screws or brads (hence the name). Also seen it referred to as a gimlet, but they usually have a screw tip. This tool is a scratch awl and is used for marking out. Ultimately, 'a spike with a handle' is what all awls are, they are just variations for different purposes. SilentC 22:19, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

a scratch awl is just a variation of the awl family of tools.  its used primerily as a marking tool to follow shapes, as in scribing etc.  you get a good thin line that a saw or other tool can cover in width  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.33.178 (talk) 20:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)