Hand Tools
Below are some of the tools you will be using this term. Label and then
explain what the tools are used for in the spaces provided.
Feature:
The handle is also known
Feature: as pistol grip handle
Brass back is a which makes the user
metal composed of feel comfortable and Tool name: Tenon Saw
copper and zinc.
protected while cutting.
This tool is used for: Tenon saws are
mostly used for short, accurate cuts in
demanding precision jobs such as joinery or
furniture making. Tenon saws get their
name from being commonly used in cutting
smaller or more intricate pieces of wood,
and especially for making joints.
Tool name: Steel ruler
This tool is used for: An accurate Feature:
tool for measuring and marking ruler grip is a hand-held
out. accessory
that features double
suction cups for attaching Feature:
to rulers or templates. At the end of steel ruler there is a
hanging hole which allows you to
Feature: store your steel ruler conveniently.
The blade is the longer Tool name: Try-square
portion, usually made
of metal. The blade is Feature: This tool is used for: Try-
fixed into the stock The handle(stock) is usually square is a woodworking
which is thicker than made of wood, plastic or tool used for marking and
the blade. metal. The blade and the checking 90° angles on pieces
stock, are fixed together at of wood.
90 degrees to form an ‘L’
shape.
Tool name: Bench Hooks
This tool is used for: A bench hook is a
workbench used in woodworking. That
enables a piece of wood to be held
firmly in position on a workbench Feature:
while it is cut. It can help prevent A metal device with the top of a
errors and increase safety. workbench and having a portion able to
be raised to stop longitudinal movement
of an object placed against it.