Here at last are more awl pictures....notice that these awls have no bolster, and that the handle itself is reinforced with a brass ferrule.
The blades are more spear pointed, especially on my favorite awl, thats the one on the left. That awl has a horn handle, and the blade is actually set with cutlers pitch...its an oldie, the ferrule is a rolled and brazed piece of sheet brass....a small pin holds the ferrule on.

There are a couple of photos of a very old awl in the tools section, and theres a pretty good written description of them under the photos...if you click on the photo, the text should appear...

Im going to post the next awl in the awl evolution here pretty quick. Its a bladed awl with a brass ferruled horn handle from the early 19th century....
Tim

heres a picture showing how the sheath is attached for the utility knife.

heres a pouch I just finished and sold...its inspired by the settlers along the Wabash, but not actually a copy of any other pouch, just a design I came up with....

heres a picture of the Man in the Moon pouch I recreated. Its a pretty unique pouch for sure.
Tim

Theres a new section that deals with leather working tools...Im starting with one of the early awls I have in my collection.

Top view of early bolstered awl. The spear point end (pointing to the left) pierces the leather, the other end is also tapered and pointed but thats so it can be fitted and driven securely into a handle ...This is a very early 18th or late 17th century awl, thats over 300 years old. Its most likely Spanish in origin, and was the stock in trade for leather working, and a very common trade item and staple for the colonists in the new world .

This is the side image of the bolstered awl. You can see how from the side it gradually tapers to a needle point.

Hi again all...Im setting up a tools page here this weekend...
it is for the discussion of traditional leather working tools...
seems like a good place to start...I will begin with a discussion
on the humble leather awl....for a simple little tool, it is really pretty sophisticated and enjoys a very long and rich history...
thanks again..Tim

heres a skinner I cobbled up...its made from a forged file and hafted in antler. The oak tan sheath is simply tooled, and the welt has been left a bit long and fringed...TCA