nailset

As nouns the difference between awl and nailset

is that awl is a pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc while nailset is a tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.

As a verb nailest

is (archaic) (nail).

As a noun nailset is

a tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.