Homemade Square Awl

I got the idea to make this tool after seeing a square (birdcage) awl that Paul Sellers had.  I made the handle out of a 1.25" dowel that I planed to 8 sides then turned on my mini lathe.  I made the ferrule from a brass fitting and the square awl from a 3.5" hardened masonry nail.  I first annealed the nail, then shaped it with files and sandpaper.  I then hardened by heating to non-magnetic orange stage then with oil quenching.  I tempered at 400F in a toaster oven.  To get the name like Paul had on his handle, I just laser printed out my name in mirror image then placed on a wetted side with clear waterbased polyurethane.  I let dry then put water on it and lightly rubbed the paper off leaving the name.