AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Important Hand Tools

BRADAWL

What is Bradawl?A Bradawl is a commonly used wood working

tools that has a wooden handle with a pointed metal end.

The purpose of Bradawl is to make it easy for the screws to get inserted into the wood.

Hammers

A hammer is basically used for hitting things. A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object. The most common uses are for driving nails, fitting parts, forging metal and breaking up objects.

Centre Punch

A center punch is a tool, usually made of metal, that was created to aid a carpenter with drilling holes. Center punches come in many different sizes. Each size corresponds with a particular drill bit size.

Files

Files are used for removing material from either metal, wood or plastic. Sometimes the material is being removed to create a smooth edge. Sometimes to create a new profile (shape).

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisels are used for cutting, shaping, or removing cold metals softer than the chisel itself such as cast or wrought iron, unhardened steel, aluminum, brass, or copper.

Clamps

A clamp is a fastening device that is used  to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward.

Tinsnips

Tinsnips are used to cut thin metal sheet into a variety of shapes. A metalwork tool which basically behaves like a very tough pair of scissors

Dividers

Dividers are a Metalwork marking out tool. They look and behave a lot like compasses. Dividers are used to mark out shapes onto sheet metal. They are used just like compasses to scrape circles and arcs onto the metal.

Nail Punch

Punches are simple-looking objects that have multiple purposes. Carpenters often use punches to mark spots where they plan to hammer nails or screws into a piece of wood.