🔨 Stanley 69-122 Wood Handle Scratch Awl: A Reliable Tool for Precise Markings and Crafts Review

Shilo Stanley is exactly what I wanted and needed for my job. Makes exquisite scratches where I need them and performs pilot holes when I'm too lazy to line them up with the right bit. A real asset to my belt. Give me confidence and security by seeing this in my pockets.

I have had these broaches for many years, I still wear them and they look like new even though I use them all the time. The problem is that I have a frame shop in the basement and an art shop on the third floor and I have to keep going up and down the stairs to find out where the awl is. Decided it was time to get a second one. DO NOT fall for flimsy cheap ones. It is reliable and will serve you for many years.

This awl has a blunt secondary bevel at the tip (you can see the extra pointed tip at the front) making it impossible to make slightly tapered holes with this awl . That's why I don't like this awl. That's a bad needle. The secondary bevel gives you a usable 1/8 inch tip before you plow this English bulldog straight and dump your project in the event of an accident. Skip this awl, there are better ones out there for a fair price.

This may sound a bit odd, but I'll post it anyway. While searching for humane ways to ship fish after catching, I came across a Japanese technique known as ikejime. It's a painless (if done right) way to kill the fish and keep the meat fresh. The problem is that you need something very sharp to get it right. Luckily, ice axes and awls are PERFECT for this situation. The Stanley Wooden Kratzahl may or may not be a 5-star item for normal use; However, for my app, it definitely deserves a 5/5.

One reviewer said it was exactly the same as those made years ago. Years ago had much better steel and was thicker. It also had a metal cap so it could be tapped with a hammer and when tapped with a hammer it produced an audible "ping" that sounded like quality. The old one also had a big wooden head. The new one has none of these features. It is also made in "China”. Not only Stanley sends his instruments overseas and to Mexico. But this is another story. If you need a "cheap" awl this is the…

This tool disappoints. I have an old Stanley awl from about 25 years ago and it was a great tool! The shaft is in one piece, the tip is screwed into a high-quality wooden handle. This new take on the awl is nothing more than a headless nail half inserted into a handle. The tip is glued - not very good. I don't know when Stanley moved production of this instrument to China, but the quality of the current instrument is very poor. Revain should limit the activity of paid reviewers giving it a 5…

On the day I bought it and at the time of writing this article 9/9/16, the product image clearly has a US stamp on the handle, which any sane person would believe misleading into assuming it is the USA - this is the country of origin. Don't be fooled, this tool was made in China. Well I hardly expect a tool like this to be made for me anywhere but China and I fully expected it when I went looking for it. And then I was pleasantly surprised to see this cheap tool, perfect for the purpose I…

I think it's partly my fault for looking at the picture instead of reading the product description. This is NOT made in the USA. Looks good but the handle doesn't go all the way through the handle and now that I've read some of the other reviews I can see that it's probably going to bend or dull soon, which doesn't surprise me. To be honest I'm not the type to demand that everything be done in Murrik - in fact I don't even look at most things because it doesn't matter. But when it comes to…