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Hand Tools: Measuring ToolsTape Measure

Plastic or metal case, appropriate for general scenic measuring

Tri SquareUsed as a guide for marking 90-degree angles

Combination SquareUsed for marking 45- and 90-degree

angles

Bevel ProtractorAdjustable and used for marking 0 to

90-degree angles

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Hand Tools: Measuring ToolsFraming Square

Used for checking accuracy of 90-degree corner joints in flat construction

Bevel SetUsed for transferring angles from one piece of work to another

Carpenter’s LevelUsed to determine true horizontal and vertical angles

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Hand Tools: Marking ToolsPencils

Either carpenter’s pencils or number two yellows

china markers used for marking metal

wax pencils for lighting color media

Scribe“Scratch awl” Used for marking wood, metal, and plastic; can also be used to make starter holes

Chalk lineUsed to mark straight lines

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Hand Tools: HammersClaw Hammer

Designed for inserting and removing nails

Rip HammerCan be used for prying or ripping apart previously nailed wood

Ball Peen HammerUsed for bending and shaping metal and seating rivets

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Hand Tools: HammersMechanic’s Hammer

Used for shaping metal

Tack HammerUsed for inserting tacks, the face is magnetized to hold tacks in place

MalletWooden, plastic, or metal head, they are used for driving chisels

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Hand Tools: Cutting Tools

SawsCrosscut Saw

Used to cut across the grain of wood

Rip SawDesigned to cut parallel with the grain of the wood

Backsaw and Miter BoxFine-toothed crosscut saw, used with the miter box for more accurate cuts

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SawsKeyhole Saw

Used for making curvilinear cuts in stock lumber

Coping SawUsed for making fine, curvilinear cuts in thin plywood

HacksawAdjustable frame saw for cutting metal

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Hand Tools: Cutting Tools

Utility KnifeUsed to trim excess muslin from the edges of flats as well as to cut out stencils and other lightweight cutting projects

ScissorsUsed to cut papers and fabrics

Tin SnipsUsed to cut thin ferrous and nonferrous strap and sheet metals

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Wood ChiselUsed for gouging, paring, or smoothing wood

Cold ChiselUsed for cutting through, or shearing, mild steel and nonferrous metals

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Planes

Block PlaneUsed to smooth the ends (across the grain) of boards

Smoothing PlaneApplied parallel to the grain of the wood

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PlanesSpoke Shave

Pulled across the surface of the work and used to soften or round sharp edges

Surform ToolsNot really a plane or a file, they are pushed across the work, cross-grain or parallel

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Files

Wood RaspUsed for rough shaping of wood

Wood FileUsed for smoothing wooden and plastic surfaces

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Files

Rat-Tail FileCan be used with wood, plastic, and metal

Metal FileHas very fine teeth for use on metal

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Hand Tools: Drilling Tools

Bits Twist-Drill Bits

Designed for use with either wood or metal

Wood BitsDesigned for use in wood or soft plastic, used with power hand drills or drill presses

Auger BitsUsed with the brace for cutting holes in wood

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Hole SawsUsed to center the saw in the work

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Hand Tools: Clamping ToolsC Clamp

Used for holding work together while the parts are being assembled or while glue dries’

Sliding Bar Clamp

Spring Clamp

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Hand Tools: Clamping Tools

PliersSlip-Joint Pliers

Used for clamping, gripping, bending, cutting light wire

Linesman PliersUsed for clamping, gripping, bending, cutting light wire

Long-Nose PliersUseful for holding small objects in hard-to-reach places

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Hand Tools: Clamping ToolsLocking Pliers

“Vise Grip” Used to grasp, lock, and hold almost any object

Diagonal CuttersUsed by electricians for cutting soft wire

Tongue and Groove PliersUsed for holding metal pipe and tubing and other similar gripping jobs

Channel locks, spanners, Adjustable Arc-Joint Pliers

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Hand Tools: Clamping Tools

WrenchesOpen-End Wrench

Designed to fit nuts of specific standard or metric diameter

Box-End WrenchHave a closed, toothed head that must be fit over the nut

Combination WrenchHave one end open the other is closed

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Adjustable-End Wrench“Crescent Wrench” It adapts to fit any small to medium sized nut

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WrenchesMonkey Wrench

Adjustable, used on large nuts and other work too large for the crescent wrench

Pipe WrenchUsed to hold or twist metal pipes

Socket Set and Ratchet HandleAllows you to tighten and loosen nuts without removing the socket from the nut

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Hand Tools: ScrewdriversStandard Screwdriver

Available in a variety of sizes

Philips ScrewdriverFour-flanged tip allows for more rotational force

Nut DriverUsed for tightening small hex nuts on bolts

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Hand Tools: Misc Hand ToolsWrecking bars (crow bar/wonder)

Used to pry wood apart and remove nails

SandpaperUsed for smoothing wood, metal, and plastic

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Hand Tools: Misc Hand Tools

Staple GunUsed for attaching muslin to flat frames and fabric to furniture