Bradawl

Purpose and Functionality
– Used to make indentations in wood or other materials
– Eases the insertion of a nail or screw
– Blade placed across the fibers of the wood
– Cutting action prevents splitting of the wood along the grain
– Twisting the bradawl through 90 degrees creates a hole

Related Tools
– Gimlet
– Scratch awl
– Stitching awl

References and Sources
– Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Bradawl
– Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bradawl
– This tool article is a stub
– This article about joinery, woodworking joints, carpentry, or woodworking is a stub

Categories
– Woodworking hand tools
– Tool stubs
– Woodworking stubs
– Articles with short description
– Short description matches Wikidata

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– Articles lacking in-text citations from December 2022
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Bradawl (Wikipedia)

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A bradawl is a woodworking hand tool with a blade similar to that of a straight screwdriver and a handle typically made from wood or plastic. An awl is any kind of small pointed tool.