bradawl
[brad-awl]
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noun Carpentry.
Origin of bradawl
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Mr Bradawl had a pretty tough job of it, for the oak was hard.
Paddy FinnW. H. G. Kingston
He waved his hand deprecatingly, the bradawl used for his work in it.
The Purple LandW. H. Hudson
Holes can be made in the centre with a bradawl and enlarged with a round file.
Toy-Making in School and HomeRuby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
Through the balancing point G a bradawl is stuck, and on that as pivot the whole readily revolves.
Pioneers of ScienceOliver Lodge
Care must be taken to bore for the nails with a bradawl, as nothing looks worse than splits in the work.
Rustic CarpentryPaul N. Hasluck
bradawl
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