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Here is the second batch of awls I just finished . I made them pose in their new stand that I will use at the Arts and Craft show tomorrow. They are sharp as needles so this way the points are protected. I made the stand out of one piece of maple plywood and experimented with an integral foot and it worked pretty well. I may use it for other displays, too.
The Awls are made from box elder, spalted beech, cherry, spalted maple and osage orange. Some are gifts but I’ll test the market at the craft show to see if they sell. They have brass ferrules and hardened drill rod shafts. Most have a Win. 30-30 shell in the back and one of the box elder ones has a Rem. 44 Mag shell in it. I only had one of them.
They are finished with clear lacquer.
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 201 days ago
These are all beautiful Jim,nice work.
Please excuse the question but I can’t help but wonder how big of a demand there is for Awls?
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majuvla
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#2 posted 201 days ago
They look awsome!
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lizardhead
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#3 posted 201 days ago
This may very well be my favorite piece of yours
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Grumpy
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#4 posted 201 days ago
You Awl done it Jim. Nice work.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
peteg
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#5 posted 201 days ago
Nice selection there Jim, plenty of choices for the lucky buyers :)
Pete
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jap
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#6 posted 201 days ago
cool,
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mafe
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#7 posted 201 days ago
Jim they are just amazing.
I love the spalted wood, that sure is a favorite.
I’m all out of order these days…
Best thoughts my friend,
Mads
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MShort
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#8 posted 201 days ago
Great bunch of awls Jim and a great way to display them. Good luck at your show tomorrow.
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cabmaker
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#9 posted 201 days ago
Hey guys, I was lucky enough to talk Jim into selling me one a while back and I can tell you for sure that the pictures do not do his awls justice ! They are a nice piece of work !
Smitty_Cabinetshop
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#10 posted 201 days ago
My grandad used to say, “If you ever need a hole, say ‘awwwwwwe,’ and use the Awl.”
Yeah, it was a pretty weak pun back then, too. :-)
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MarkTheFiddler
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#11 posted 201 days ago
Wow Jim, Another beautiful set!
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#12 posted 201 days ago
those are awesome! how much for the red one?
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Bob Collins
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#13 posted 201 days ago
They are great Jim, nice selection of woods. You are sure finding uses for that plywood.
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Joe Lyddon
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#14 posted 201 days ago
Jim, you amaze me…
... once you get started on something…
... you just get awlfully good at it! LOL
This batch looks GREAT just like the previous batch(es)...
Thank you.
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#15 posted 201 days ago
“Awlsome”. ;-). Very nicely done. Really like your enlay of shell heads. If you you are interested in using other calibers PM me as I reload and/or shoot a number of calibers, including .223 (5.56), 22-250, 270, 30-06, 300 WinMag, 338 WinMag, 10 mm, 44mag, 45 acp, 460 S&W Mag, 500 S&W Mag and 458 SOCOM. I’d be more than happy to send you some (free of course).
-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington
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