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I found some old tools from my Great grand father. Unfortunately he died, so did my grand father and father. I heard he was a shoe maker. Can anyone identify the brand of the awl, I can't make anything from it ?  Maybe it helps if I mention I live in belgium. Thx in advance Bert

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Nice old stitching awl..  It would be an honor to use a great grandfather's tools.  Heck, I don't even have any of my father's tools.

Sorry, the brand stamp I can not read.

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Could be a home brew.  I hope you realize just how lucky you are to have that tool used by your great grandfarther. HOLD on to it. USE it. Honour the man.

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Excuse my ignorance, as I am no expert in vintage tools. From what I am seeing near the hilt it looks suspiciously like an old file that was made into an awl. 

This is just a guess.

I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with.

Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day.

From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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Nice tool use it and when you do say hello to an old friend . its funny almost every tool i use i say hello, sometimes ill sit in the shop and look at the tools i have in the thousands .one guy gave me his great grandfathers saddle makers tools in unbelievable good condition, when i ask him for a price he said just use them some of them i have know idea what thy even are, thy came in trunks with hand written     letters from 1890 and  leather samples.   buckles i cant name it all here lets just say a lot funny part i don't even  know this man my son told his new doc i do leather work and the doc said would your farther like some old leather working tools and wow . Thanks for showing it that's very cool.

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I have to sharpen some. Also last awl it has a broken point but I think I can fix that. I will get some more pictures what was included in his toolbox. Bert

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An absolute priceless treasure!

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