Adam Savage’s Favorite Tools: All About Awls!
In showing off the usefulness of a small awl for marking your materials and punching holes in fabric and leather, Adam gets to share a tool that was handed down to him from his father. Even though an awl is basically a sharp point with a handle, they come in many formfactors and are used in the shop on almost a daily basis. How many awl-based puns can you come up with?
$9 Awl: https://amzn.to/2JpkanJ
Birdcage awl: https://amzn.to/39wJfrt
Punch set: https://amzn.to/3msAL8r
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Why must every headline on Tested end with an exclamation point?! All About Awls[!]
I believe the awl with the phone # is actually an ice pick hence from it’s ice house addres