CS Osborne Fid / Belt Awl 

The CS Osborne Fid / Belt Awl is a blunt awl with a hardwood handle, for stretching & enlarging holes in leather for easy lacing. Also used for stippling, tightening or loosening knots, etc. 

A belt awl is a leathercrafting tool with a pointed metal shalf on a handle, used to punch, enlarge, or stretch holes in leather for lacing, sewing, or making new adjustment points in a leather belt. It is a type of stitching awl or fid that creates an initial hole, which can then be used to start a stitch or carefully enlarged and rounded out for lacing or for a belt's buckle. 

Dimensions:

• Overall tool length 13 cm 
• Handle width 2.5 cm
• Blade length 6 cm

Recommended for use with our stainless steel cork backed ruler.