Shop-made tool consisting of a steel blade with tang which is inserted into a between-centers turned maple (Acer spp.) handle with a brass ferrule. The blade has been ground to a taper from handle to tip and one side of the tip has been filed to form a fine-toothed saw.
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Shaker Museum Awl, Woodworking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=24541. Accessed on November 18, 2024
