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David Walser
03-04-2009, 10:45 AM
I recall reading in the last couple of years an article on how to make an awl, including grinding and heat treating the tool steel. Unfortunately, I cannot recall where I read it and my Googling has come up empty. Can any of you point me to a helpful how-to or tutorial?
Bob Jensen
03-04-2009, 12:52 PM
May 2008 American Woodworker magazine, very well written article by Alan Lacer.
Bill Bolen
03-04-2009, 1:29 PM
Darrell made one here: http://www.aroundthewoods.com/woodturningbasics/projects/awl/awl1.html
Jerome Hanby
03-04-2009, 1:36 PM
Shopnotes #44 (http://www.shopnotes.com/issues/44/)
David Walser
03-04-2009, 3:40 PM
May 2008 American Woodworker magazine, very well written article by Alan Lacer.Thank you. I thought Alan Lacer had written the article, but I could not find a reference to the article on his website.
phil harold
03-04-2009, 4:49 PM
Shopnotes #44 (http://www.shopnotes.com/issues/44/)
dumb question but how do i view the article
I have a subscription to shop notes but I can see how to see older articles
do they have a dvd of older articles in pdf I can buy?
Art Kelly
03-05-2009, 10:35 PM
I recall reading in the last couple of years an article on how to make an awl, including grinding and heat treating the tool steel. Unfortunately, I cannot recall where I read it and my Googling has come up empty. Can any of you point me to a helpful how-to or tutorial?
A good book to have is The Complete Modern Blacksmith by Alexander Weygers. It's not very expensive, and very grass-roots. This http://www.bvwt.org/PDFs/Hook%20Tool.pdf is also good.
You should know that it's not practicable to heat treat M2 HSS in the home workshop unless you have a programmable heat-treat oven. O-1 or SAE 1095 steels are easy in the home shop if you have a propane torch, a magnet, and a tin can to hold the quenchant. (Plastic can catch fire and melt and generally make a mess with oil quenchants.)
Art
Charles Cannon
03-07-2009, 8:57 AM
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=94494
Ron Petley made this awl point and sent it to me. I made the handle from a piece of a pecan branch that fell in my MIL's yard. It has been very handy. I didn't use any plans, just fooled with the handle till it felt good in my hand.
Cannon
JohnT Fitzgerald
03-07-2009, 9:23 AM
phil the article can be seen here
http://www.woodworkingseminars.com/wp-content/Lathebasics_4-5.pdf
Edited: looks like that's more just the handle. I know there was a bigger part of the article on the metalwork....
Dewey Torres
03-07-2009, 5:14 PM
Great links on this thread...thanks to all who posted!
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