Classification of Handtools

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CLASSIFICATION OF HANDTOOLS F.

BORING TOOLS
1. Auger bit - tool used to make hole in woods.
A. MEASURING TOOLS
2. Expansive bit - tool used to drill holes of various sizes in
1. Pull-Push Rule - flexible tape that slides into a material woods.
case and it is used to measure irregular and regular shapes. 3. Drill Bit - tool used for boring holes either in metals,
2. Ruler - 12-inch or one foot rule and it is used to woods or plastics.
take/make simple measurements.
3. Meter Stick - used to measure a work piece. G. HOLDING TOOLS
4. Try Square - squaring, measuring and testing tool used to
1. C-Clamp - used for holding together pieces of lumber
check adjacent surfaces for squareness.
while working.
5. Caliper - used to transfer measurements from the rule to
2. Bench Vise - used to hold any materials or tools in place.
the work.
3. Bar Clamp - used to hold large boards or frames together
B. MARKING LINING TOOLS while assembling or gluing.
1. Pencil - used to layout or mark cutting lines.
2. Marking Gauge - wood or metal tool consisting of a H. MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS
beam, head and a point used to mark a line parallel to the 1. Oil Stone - used for sharpening edge cutting tools such
grain of the wood. as chisel.
3. Chalk Line - used to establish a straight line on a surface. 2. Files - used to smoothen metal and wood surfaces.
4. Divider - tool with two metal legs used to lay-out an arc 3. Paint Brush - used to apply paint or varnish on wood
circle or step off division on a line. surfaces
5. Compass - used to scribe arcs and circle in a metal 4. Nail Set - used to drive the head of nails lower than
wood. surface of wood.
5. Saw Set - used to bend the upper half of each tooth to
C. TESTING TOOLS one side or the other to form a set.
1. Try Square - tool used in squaring, measuring and testing
the squareness of a wood. I. PORTABLE POWERTOOLS
2. Steel Square - framing square used to mark out the work 1. Sander - portable power tool used for sanding furniture
for squaring and checking of angles and is used in the pieces.
construction of roof framing and large furniture. 2. Router - used for shaping surfaces and edges of furniture
3. Spirit Level - tool used for testing vertical and horizontal parts.
surfaces. 3. Jigsaw - power tool used primarily for cutting curved or
4. Plumb bob - tool used to test the vertical and horizontal irregular shapes of wood surfaces.
surfaces. 4. Circular saw - power saw used for many types of cutting,
particularly on large panel stock.
D. EDGE CUTTING TOOLS 5. Electric Drill - power drill which is used to drill holes in
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1. Chisel - tool used to trim and shape wood. various materials to perform a multitude of tasks.
2. Plane - used to obtain a smooth and flat surface.
3. Spoke shave - small plane like tool from irregularly J. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
shaped objects. 1. Goggles - used to protect the eyes against flying debris
4. Cabinet scraper - rectangular piece of steel with two and harmful liquids.
cutting edges used for working flat and curved shapes. 2. Ear Protector - used to protect the ears against high
frequency noise.
E. TOOTH-CUTTING TOOLS 3. Face Mask - used to prevent the inhalation of sprayed
1. Cross Cut Saw - handsaw used to cut the wood across paint fumes.
the grain. 4. Gloves - used to protect the hands while working.
2. Rip-saw - hand saw used to cut the wood along the grain. 5. Apron - used to protect the worker against flying debris.
3. Back Saw - handsaw with a metal back and plywood and K. DRIVING TOOLS
joinery. 1. Claw Hammer - used to drive and pull out nails on
4. Compass Saw - used to cut irregular shape either in large wooden surfaces.
or small board. 2. Mallet - made out of wood or rubber used to drive other
5. Turning Saw - used to rip, cross and cut curves in tools like chisel.
lumber. 3. Nail Set - used in setting the head of a finishing nail below
6. Coping Saw - u-shaped saw used for cutting irregular the surface of the wood.
shape in small board. 4. Screw Driver - used to drive and loose screws.
7. Dovetail Saw - small back saw with a straight chisel type
handle used to cut very fine joints.

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