2-Set of Awl Wood Handle

This is a set of two identical faux-vintage tailor awls. They're re very light and easy to handle. The point is really sharp and has a protective sleeve, and really useful to perforate both fabric and watercolour paper without tearing them apart. I haven't tried them on leather, though. Very good priced. I wish they have been two different awls instead of two of the same as one of the product page photos seems to suggest that this is the case.

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Vaessen Creative Border Punch with Sweet and Petite Flowered Edge

This a sturdy large puncher that makes a lovely floral shell pattern on the border. It is good quality, sturdy and has a small container in the belly to collect and dispose off the paper waste.

DOWNSIDES
> The punch needs quite a bit of pressure to work neatly (meaning, you have to press it quite hard) even just to punch plain paper.
> The pattern is not always clean.
> Despite the printed guidelines on the back of the package, the border is rarely continuous or clean. This might have been solved if there was some sort of detailed instruction booklet, which was not the case.
> Bulky and heavy, needs a bit of storage space.
> If the results were what I expected, I wouldn't mind the price, but, due to my experience with it, I actually find it a waste of money.

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