Stitching awl

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Shoemaking awls

A stitching awl is a tool with which holes can be punctured in a variety of materials, or existing holes can be enlarged. It is also used for sewing heavy materials, such as leather or canvas. It is a thin, tapered metal shaft, coming to a sharp point, either straight or slightly bent. These shafts are often in the form of interchangeable needles. They usually have an eye piercing at the pointed end to aid in drawing

saddles. They are also used in the printing trades to aid in setting movable type and in bookbinding
.

History

A small copper awl from a Tel Tsaf grave in Israel is currently the oldest metal object discovered in the Middle East.[1]

Native American, Plains, Northern. Awl Case, Brooklyn Museum

Awls were used by the Eastern and Middle Dakota (Sioux) and by the peoples of the Red River region, including the Red River Métis, Anishinabe, Plains Cree, and Salteaux.[2]

In terms of nomenclature,

French Canadian fur traders in the late 18th or early 19th century called one band of the Salish peoples of the American Northwest Coeur d'Alene
, meaning "heart of an awl", in reference to their savvy in trading. British traders and later colonists adopted the French term for the people, which eventually became the official name of the tribe.

When he was a child,

blind by the time he was four. The accident spurred Braille to the invention of the Braille alphabet, the prototype of which was created using an awl.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "This Tiny Copper Awl Is Rewriting History". Newser. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Awl Case". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ISSN 0025-7273
    .
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