A cobbler uses an awl to punch holes in leather.
A Cobbler is someone who fixes shoes. He replaces old and damaged leather soles with new ones. In order to pierce the heavy leather he uses a kind of pick or extra heavy needle called an awl to punch holes in the leather and thread the stitching through it.
Cow hide is often used to make leather for all sorts of uses.
ask your father he probably uses leather a lot
Usually meat and leather products
A cobbler or shoe-maker. A 'last' is a removable foot-shaped mould - usually wood or metal, that the cobbler uses to create the shape of a shoe during manufacture.
Meat, wool and leather
There are a variety of awls. Many awls are just pointed instruments for making holes in leather or wood.There are stitching awls which are used to sew leather or canvas somebody who makes things with leather - bags shoes - would use one of these.There are bradawls which are wood working tools that are use to make holes for screws or nails people who work with wood would use one (maybe these days they are not common).There are also scratch awls which are use by wood workers to scribe a line in wood.
Cole Haan uses leather which is coming from a leather tannery company which is called Horween Leather Company. The tannery is located in Chicago, Illinois which was founded in 1905. Most of the leather they produce come from hides of cows and horses. A small percentage can be attributed to calves and bisons.
To drill holes
The miscellaneous leather goods industry uses SIC 3199
Boots and leather goods as a water proofer.