TOOL NAMES AND USES Tech Theatre TOOLS IN THE SHOP
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CATEGORIES OF WOODWORKING TOOLS
• HAND TOOLS § MEASURING AND MARKING § HAMMERS § CUTTING TOOLS § DRILLING TOOLS (OBSOLETE CATEGORY UNDER HAND TOOLS) § CLAMPING TOOLS § PLIERS § WRENCHES § SCREWDRIVERS § MISCELLANEOUS • POWER TOOLS § STATIONARY POWER SAWS § POWER HANDSAWS § POWER DRILLING TOOLS § BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS § PNEUMATIC TOOLS FLEXIBLE STEEL MEASURING TAPE
¡ Use: to measure anything necessary in the shop, best tool for long measurements
¡ Do you know? § How long are they usually? CARPENTER’S SQUARE
¡ Use: to make sure that joints and cuts are square, also doubles as a marking gauge
¡ Do you know? ¡ Other names
LEVEL
¡ Use: to make sure that things are level, that is perpendicular with the floor ¡ Do you know? ¡ They have phone apps now
CHALK LINE
¡ Use: to mark out straight lines for cutting
¡ Do you know? ¡ Also called snap lines, bc you snap it to mark
MEASURING AND MARKING
TAPE MEASURE
FRAMING SQUARE CHALK LINE
SPEED SQUARE
PENCIL COMBO SQUARE BEVEL GAUGE
LEVEL SHARPIE HAND SAW
¡ Use: for cutting wood by hand, pretty basic
¡ Do you know? ¡ The difference between cross cut & rip?
CUTTING TOOLS
UTILITY KNIFE
HAND SAW
SCISSORS
CHISELS
SNIPS CIRCLE SAW
¡ Use: for making cuts on wood, especially usefull for things that can’t be put on a table saw. Quicker and better than the handsaw
JIG SAW
¡ Use: used to make small cuts in wood. Especially useful for making holes of any type.
How is this similar to Jigsaw puzzle?
TABLE SAW
¡ Use: ideal for ripping lumber and plywood. It is stationary
¡ Do you know? § The difference between plywood & lumber
CUTTING TOOLS
UTILITY KNIFE
HAND SAW
SCISSORS
CHISELS
SNIPS
BAND SAW
¡ Use: Ideal for cutting curves and anything that isn’t straight
¡ Do you know? ¡ Butchers have their own version of this to cut meat?
MITER SAW
¡ Use: to cut angles in wood
¡ Do you know? ¡ Can cut straight cuts too ¡ Also called cross cut saw
UTILITY KNIFE
¡ Use: practically everything, but not very useful on wood. Most useful for canvas and other soft materials. ¡ What materials could you use with this?
HAMMER
¡ Use: comes in a wide variety. Used for driving in nails, and the claw can be used to take them out. Also useful for scoring material and texturing it. ¡ Do you know? The difference between a hammer & mallet?
HAMMERS
CLAW HAMMER
RIP HAMMER
BALL PEIN HAMMER
SLEDGE HAMMER SCREW DRIVER
¡ Use: also comes in a wide variety. Used to put in screws and take them out, for fastening wood pieces together. ¡ Do you know? ¡ The difference between Philips & flat head
POWER DRILL
¡ Use: fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners
Drill Bits POWER DRILL
SPADE (OR PADDLE) TYPE DRILL BIT FOR WOOD ONLY!
Driver Bits CLAMPING TOOLS
C-CLAMPS
BAR CLAMPS
PIPE CLAMP PLIERS
ARC JOINT PLIERS (CHANNEL LOCKS)
LOCKING PLIERS (VISE GRIPS)
DIAGONAL LINEMAN LONG-NOSE CUTTERS PLIERS SLIP-JOINT PLIERS PLIERS
FENCING TOOL WRENCHES
RATCHETING WRENCH
COMBINATION (OPEN END AND BOX END) WRENCH
SOCKETS
OPEN END ADJUSTABLE NUTDRIVERS WRENCH MISCELLANEOUS
WRECKING BAR (CROW BAR) STAPLER
PRY BAR HOT MELT GLUE GUN PNEUMATIC TOOLS
UPHOLSTERY OR CRAFT NARROW STAPLER ” CROWN (1/4 ) (3/8” CROWN) PNEUMATIC (FABRIC TO WOOD) STAPLER (WOOD TO WOOD)