Awls and punches are used to make your mark on a work piece. Awls are used for scoring lines and boring small holes, punches for stamping material or starting bigger holes. An awl is a versatile tool that resembles a screwdriver with a sharp point at the end (figure A). It can be used to start a pilot hole for small screws (figure B) or to punch holes in metal before drilling (figure C). An awl is also handy for starting a hole in wood before driving a small nail or brad (figure D).
The scratch-awl is used to score lines and cut through light material such as sheet metal (figure E).
Letter punches are small metal sticks, each of which has a letter of the alphabet on its end. The lettered end is hammered into a piece of material to punch in the letter (figure F). Punches are also available with decorative designs instead of letters (figure G).
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