• A wooden bookbinding awl with a metal shaft and a rounded wooden handle, placed on a beige surface.

TBB Bookbinding Awl

Awls are an essential tool in bookbinding to easily punch holes in paper or boxboard. With a sharp shaft point these tools make preparing your signatures for binding a far easier task. Featuring a light handle and solid ferrule to ensure a sturdy awl, a rounded end sits comfortably in your hand without digging.

The length of the handle is approx 48 mm, the length of the shaft is approx 70 mm

Each tool is unique featuring the natural grain of the wood.

SKU: BB142.26
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