Carpentry
Fastening tools
screw driver plier glue gun wrench These are all hand tools:
Hammer - driving & pulling nails
Combination square - marking 45 degree angles, measuring depths, setting power saw blade heights
Nail set - setting nail head so that they may be puttied & sanded for smooth surface
Cross-cut saw - for cutting wood across the grain
Rip saw - for cutting woods with the grain
Block plane - for removing small thicknesses of & smoothing wood
Screwdrivers - phillips & flat blade
Framing square - for figuring & marking cutting angles on wood
Chalk line - used with powdered chalk to make long, straight lines
Ladders - for reaching & working safely at heights
Carpenter's rule - a folding ruler, usually 6' long
Utility knife - for scoring & cutting
Level - for determining the level & plumb of walls & other work
Coping saw - for making coping cuts in mouldings
Bit & brace - hand powered drill for drilling wood, preferred by some cabinet makers
Rasp - a rough file for cutting down wood
Nails - for fastening wood
Fastening * Hammers, nails, screws, screwdriver, staples, staple guns, mallets and tacks are examples of carpentry tools that fasten pieces of wood together permanently. Both hand and power tools are available in this type of carpentry tool. Fastening tools not only permanently fasten pieces of wood together but also fasten other objects like handles and hinges to a piece of wood.
- Drills –
A good hand drill will make your holes quickly and effortless. Hand drill are still used today but now are usually replaced by the electric or the cordless drill, The old ones come in two types, the hand drill and the brace.
Hand drill
The drill has a gearing mechanism, so when you make a full revolution on the handle the drill bit will rotate much faster. It is to be used with twist drill bits and counter sinking bits.
screw driver plier glue gun wrench These are all hand tools:
Hammer - driving & pulling nails
Combination square - marking 45 degree angles, measuring depths, setting power saw blade heights
Nail set - setting nail head so that they may be puttied & sanded for smooth surface
Cross-cut saw - for cutting wood across the grain
Rip saw - for cutting woods with the grain
Block plane - for removing small thicknesses of & smoothing wood
Screwdrivers - phillips & flat blade
Framing square - for figuring & marking cutting angles on wood
Chalk line - used with powdered chalk to make long, straight lines
Ladders - for reaching & working safely at heights
Carpenter's rule - a folding ruler, usually 6' long
Utility knife - for scoring & cutting
Level - for determining the level & plumb of walls & other work
Coping saw - for making coping cuts in mouldings
Bit & brace - hand powered drill for drilling wood, preferred by some cabinet makers
Rasp - a rough file for cutting down wood
Nails - for fastening wood
Fastening * Hammers, nails, screws, screwdriver, staples, staple guns, mallets and tacks are examples of carpentry tools that fasten pieces of wood together permanently. Both hand and power tools are available in this type of carpentry tool. Fastening tools not only permanently fasten pieces of wood together but also fasten other objects like handles and hinges to a piece of wood.
- Drills –
A good hand drill will make your holes quickly and effortless. Hand drill are still used today but now are usually replaced by the electric or the cordless drill, The old ones come in two types, the hand drill and the brace.
Hand drill
The drill has a gearing mechanism, so when you make a full revolution on the handle the drill bit will rotate much faster. It is to be used with twist drill bits and counter sinking bits.