Cordwainer's collection (4)

I believe the answer is:

awls

(Other definitions for awls that I've seen before include "Tools for punching small holes" , "Pointed hand-tools" , "Small piercing tools" , "Laws about boring tools (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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