"nestork" wrote

The carpentry tool for doing that is called an "awl". But, the awl
isn't meant to indent the wood so that you can drive the screw in
exactly where you want, it's meant to indent the wood so that you can
PREDRILL the wood exactly where you want to put the screw.

I didn't recommend an awl for that very reason. An awl is rounded and
doesn't do a good job of making a hole. An ice pick has squared off sides
and does a very good job of making a hole.