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scratch awl
noun
Carpentry.
- an awllike device for scribing wood.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scratch awl1
First recorded in 1890–95
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The "Odd Job" Tool.—A most useful special tool, which combines in its make-up a level, plumb try-square, miter-square, bevel, scratch awl, depth gage, marking gage, miter gage, beam compass, and a one-foot rule.
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This will make a spring clamp that is opened to slip over the articles to be clamped together by inserting a scratch awl or scriber between the legs at the bowed portion.
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