St8LineGunsmith Report post Posted November 14, 2012 Hey guys I recently purchased one of these for a very good price so I am not going to complain because it is a usable tool however if you are thinking about buying one new from Tandy Dont! The haft is pretty much garbage very cheaply made and will not tighten down on the blade tight enough without having to use a pair of pliers and even then the blade can be pulled out of the haft definitely not worth the 40 dollars tandy has them priced at and not even worth springfields price I am really astonished of the price they are trying to gouge people out of for this sub par tool. I only paid 12 dollars for the one I got which would be a fair price considering there are four blades and a haft but 40 dollars is highway robbery. I did find a on line vendor who sells osborne hafts for a very good price and the shipping is a good price also so I thought I would share that link. http://www.mainethre...Awls_Hafts.html they also have thread and might have other tools for sale but not sure I am not trying to badmouth crafttool it is just that if they are going to charge a premium for the tools they make they need to make a tool that is worth what they expect consumers to pay for it look around and you can find better tools for less or at least a compedetive price Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted November 21, 2012 I have an antique awl I'm using, but I have a Tandy one as well. I'ts awlful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
