Used to make screw-starting holes for drilling, screwing or nailing when lightly tapped by palm of hand or with hammer or soft-face mallet.- Also used for scribing or scoring along a straight edge to produce a sawing or layout line on wood or soft metal.
- A gimlet is a variation of the awl with threads like a screw on the tip.
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