Awl --
Where to buy? Not a standard alum item, according to my catalogs.
It seems straightforward to make (not perfect halfs from a saw, but good enough), but mebbe still a pita, so just buying it, if I could get it somewhere near regular per-pound bar price, would be a help. I'm sort of surprised this is not a mill item -- iirc, it is a standard HR or CR steel item.
Has anyone made this? Any tips for doing it efficiently? I think at least two fixturings would be required -- after ripping the round bar on a RAS.
1" diam, or thereabouts.