In this video, learn the easiest way to make a marking awl, a handy tool for marking or piercing holes in wood and leather. **Index of Operations and Materials:** - 0:05: Turning a ferrule from scrap ...

Drilling holes in drywall leaves dust and fragments on your floor and baseboards. Instead of using a power tool for this job, pick up a scratch awl and a hammer to make your hole. This technique ...

The news on Tuesday of the death of The Awl and The Hairpin has proved an unexpected joy. Not because this excellent set of websites deserves shuttering, but because, like a funeral, it gives us a ...

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The Awl showed many of us that diving into the weird and marginal could be fun and meaningful—and still produce great writing. On January 16, 2018, The Awl announced its plans to cease editorial ...