Overheard in the office ...

[Jakes Daddy]

For those not too conversant with DIY, an Awl is a protective device to reduce the chance of hitting your thumb and index finger with a hammer.

Ah, I see. And there was me thinking it was a feathered device used for consuming mice and shrews at night !

Every days a school day !

[wendigo100]

For those not too conversant with DIY, an Awl is a protective device to reduce the chance of hitting your thumb and index finger with a hammer.

Hmm, that must be a Russian awl. English awls are no such thing.

[The Lone Gunman]

For those not too conversant with DIY, an Awl is a protective device to reduce the chance of hitting your thumb and index finger with a hammer.

No its not. An Awl is a pointy thing for making holes.

[wendigo100]

No its not. An Awl is a pointy thing for making holes.

That is what I was driving at too. Still, they must do things differently in Copenhagen.

[ladymuck]

I wouldn't have a clue what an Awl is. l get the staff to do my DIY

[MrsGoof]

if something needs fixing in the house I just buy a new house

[threaded]

No its not. An Awl is a pointy thing for making holes.

Oh, gosh, some of you guys are so hopeless... Why would one want to make a hole, to start the screw, if not to prevent hitting your thumb and index finger with a hammer?

Small wonder Black&Decker make so much money with all them fancy drills in the shops.

[EternalOptimist]

an Awl is a protective device to reduce the chance of hitting your thumb and index finger with a hammer in the same way that a saw is designed to protect yer teeth. Nibbling planks in half can eventaully cause gum problems.

[The Master]

Oh, gosh, some of you guys are so hopeless... Why would one want to make a hole, to start the screw, if not to prevent hitting your thumb and index finger with a hammer?

Small wonder Black&Decker make so much money with all them fancy drills in the shops.

Why would you want to hammer in a screw anyway?

Right tool for the job and all that.

[sasguru]

Oh, gosh, some of you guys are so hopeless... .

Have you noticed how all the village idiots: Chico, Milan, Threaded, Mailman think they, and only they, are privy to special knowledge? That could be the primary definition of a fool.