leathercraft Leather crafting or simply leathercraft is the practice of making leather into craft objects or works of art, using shaping techniques, coloring techniques or both. Techniques Dyeing The application of pigments carried by solvents or water in ...

, a pricking iron is a handheld tool resembling a fork which is used to create guide holes in leather which must then be opened up with an

awl Awl may refer to: Tools * Bradawl, a woodworking hand tool for making small holes * Scratch awl, a woodworking layout and point-making tool used to scribe a line * Stitching awl, a tool for piercing holes in a variety of materials such as lea ...

before the piece can be stitched. A pricking iron is different from a leather chisel in that a chisel is designed to create the entire set of holes, not just the guides for then, and does not require follow-up with an awl.

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