Boriqua Report post Posted March 20, 2015 Sorry if this is a stupid question. I just received today a new awl. Never thought I would get all excited about a new awl but I am beside myself with glee. I bought Vergez Blanchard from the link below. Awesome service by the way it came super fast and it was the best price I could find on the net too. http://www.rmleathersupply.com/collections/tools/products/vergez-blanchard-diamond-awl-38mm It feels so sexy in the hand I have just been playing with it. Its awesome. I have a bunch of projects on deck and cant wait to get stitching. I had been using a tandy awl forever. I do have one tiny probably inconsequential thing bothering me though. The ferrule is the tinyiest bit loose. Its not going to fall off or anything but you can feel it move. I would rather not put a drop of glue. It has the 2 dimples in the sides. Can I just take a nail and give it a tap at these dimples to tighten it up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boriqua Report post Posted March 21, 2015 I will answer my own question since someone else may someday have the same one. I was afraid to do it to my brand new tool but yes taking a largish nail and tapping it gently on the dimples of the ferrule tightened it right up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted March 21, 2015 For the price of those tools, they should NOT have anything loose or out of sorts when they are new or 20 years down the road. That is why you pay the money, for quality. Talk to the supplier about it. The wood of the handle likely shrunk since the ferrule was initially installed. You do live in a very dry climate, however I would think the handle would be made out of seasoned and sealed wood, which should be dimensionally stable. Perhaps since you fixed the problem you could work out a discount on your next purchase with the supplier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
