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The Awl

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Sharon Bingham BPL Member

PostedAug 23, 2007 at 10:00 am

Ok, so, I've read that awls are these super useful tools.

Being new to this, I can't really imagine what they'd be useful for.

But, if they ARE useful for anything, I am confident you folks can enlighten me! :-)

Can I get by without having one? I know lots of people carry a small knife and a Micra – which has no awl. So what's the verdict?

Jason Klass BPL Member

PostedAug 25, 2007 at 1:35 pm

I can't see why it would be useful enough to carry. If you really needed one, you could just take your knife and carve an awl ot of a stick.

Jon Rhoderick BPL Member

PostedAug 25, 2007 at 10:39 pm

is that the thingy you use to poke holes?

I probably use it most out of the leatherman squirt i got for X mas a couple years back.

makes miracles of untying knots, and for peirceing thru something. If you needed it would be good for a rough sew job

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