Birdcage Awl

I've been making moulding planes both the woodworking and metalworking. When I make the blades I've been cutting out what I need from old hand plane blades.
I can't bear to throw scrap away because it could be useful. So in the photo you will see a piece I started shaping for making a Birdcage Awl.

I turned a shank insert and a handle out of torrefied maple. Here's the exploded assembly of the shank, shank insert, and handle.

This is the fully assembled Birdcage Awl.

So to finalize it the question is.... do you like it better with or without the brass ferrule?