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While electronically driven machines have largely taken over the modern workshop, many people still favor the versatility of hand tools. Hand tools have been used for generations and lead to a level of precision and delicacy unsurpassed by more efficient power tools. Options like punches, files and awls have wide applications in many different crafts, making them indispensable to both hobbyists and professionals.


Punches, files and awls have so many different uses that it can be hard to know where to start. One of the main applications for these useful hand tools is in a wood shop. While most woodworkers make heavy use of power tools, hand tools add detail to a project that is hard to reproduce with another machine. In fact, in order to use something like a wood lathe properly, specific hand tools are employed. While the wood lathe turns the project, the artisan applies carving tools, files and awls to provide the detail of the finished piece. The combination of the two types of tools allows the craftsman to precisely shape things like chair and table legs, for example. This same idea applies to other materials, including metal. Sears carries a wide assortment of quality hand tools by companies such as Mayhew that cater to the serious artisan.


Woodworking is certainly a popular hobby; however, many people enjoy creating with other mediums, including leather. While woodworking combines power tools with their hand-operated counterparts, leatherwork is accomplished almost entirely by hand. Leather punches are used to create details and designs in a leatherwork project. Depending on the design, the punch may completely penetrate the leather or just create an impression on the surface for a decorative effect. Awls are also useful in creating small holes that allow additional hardware to be added to the leather project, including things like key chains or buckles. A series of holes can even be created that allow pieces of leather to be attached and stitched together for finished projects like chaps or boots, for example.


Because punches, files and awls are used in so many trades, it makes sense that there are many more obscure applications. Traditional bookbinders, for example, do not make use of modern equipment. Instead, they get enjoyment by preparing each project using bookbinding tools and then stitching the book together by hand. While many people would consider this process tedious, it gives great enjoyment to aficionados. In addition, because so many bookbinding tools are already used in more widely enjoyed crafts such as woodworking, moving between hobbies is actually quite a natural process for people who like to work with their hands. Regardless of what project you choose to create, punches, files and awls open a world of creative possibilities.

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