Stubby Awl (To make you feel like a million dollars!)

**Make Things** · Jan 3, 2022, 07:32 PM

Hello awl! Hope you had a fantastic New Year!

If you're interested in the step by steps for this project, I'm listing that website here:
https://makethingswithrob.com/stubby...erent-methods/

**DIYer** · Jan 4, 2022, 04:47 AM

Thanks Make Things! We've added your Stubby Awls to our Measuring and Marking category,
as well as to your builder page: Make Things's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Stubby Awls by Make Things

tags: awl

**Karl_H** · Jan 10, 2022, 08:20 AM

Thanks for sharing.

Did you have to sharpen the point on the nail? How?

**Make Things** · Jan 10, 2022, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Karl_H

Thanks for sharing.

Did you have to sharpen the point on the nail? How?

Not necessarily. I have sharpened one of them, and I'd probably prefer it, but I think you'll need to use the same pressure with one that's sharp and one that's not. To sharpen it, I used my thin strip sander, put it at an angle (flat against the sander table) and turned it a couple times. If you do this, it's probably a good idea to add some oil to the tip as the little bit of protection that's added to the nail will now, obviously, be gone.