Technology Mandatory (timber)

Read pages 36 – 46 and then complete the table below.

Picture Name of tool Used for

Ruler Measuring lengths of wood

Tape Measure Measuring larger lengths, usually over1 metre

Try Square Used for marking and measuring a piece of wood

Sliding bevel Adjustable gauge for setting and transferring angles.

Marking Gauge Used to mark out lines for cutting or other operations

Woodwork Vice This tool is a safe way to hold wood when working with it as the jaws prevent damge to it.

Bench Hook This tool is used to protect the working table/bench from damge such as scratches, when cutting the piece of wood.

G-Clamps A fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement

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Bar/Sash Clamp To hold pieces together for welding or bolting.

Hand Drill It holds a drill bit in its jaws and makes us rotate a gear so the drill bit is rotated to make a hole in the piece of wood.

Pincers To pinch, cut or pull an object

Mitre Saw They’re used to cut pieces of wood, usually in shapes to be joined together, creating something. They have a series of sharp points and work in push, pull motions. They’re like tenon saws, but with a flat, sharp edge

Tenon saw Saw with a stiff back for better control and more precise cutting than with other types of saws.

Mitre Box A mitre box is a hand tool used for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or mitre joints. The box is made wide enough to allow the width of the boards being cut. Slots are cut in the walls of the box at the angle at which the cut is to be made.

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Jigsaw This is a tool used for cutting curves, drawn designs and other custom shapes, into wood. It is different to other saws which only cut in straight lines as it cuts both ways.

Band Saw Band saws are used usually to cut irregular shapes. They’re electrically driven saws with blades consisting of a long, narrow, flexible band of toothed metal.

Coping saw A coping saw is used to cut intricate external shapes and interior cut-outs. It also cuts curves and smaller cuts which are hard to be done using other saws.

Plane Planes are used to flatten, smoothen or reduce the thickness of wood.

Chisel A tool used for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal and are often made with a metal or wooden blade.

Twist drill A twist drill is a drill bit placed in to the Bench drill usually, to make small round cuts. It has deep helical grooves and moves in a spiralling motion.

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spade A spade bit is like a chisel with a centre spur, used to drill large diameter holes with flat bottoms used in bench and power drills.

Countersink It has a large head matching the shape of a countersunk screw used to sink the head of a countersunk screw below the wood surface.

Hole Saw A round blade for cutting out round objects out of wood. Excels in making wheels.

bradawl It’s used for making holes as it is twisted around pulling the wood fibres apart.

Files A working tool used to cut fine amounts of material from a work piece.

Wood Rasp A tool used for shaping wood or other material.

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Warrington Hammer

Ideal for driving small nails and brads used in light joinery work.

Claw Hammer Primarily used for pounding nails into, or extracting nails from, some other object

Staple Gun It’s a spring-loaded tool with a trigger which when pressed, drives staples or small tacks in the piece of wood and is used in upholstery.

Nail Punch Used to drive the nail’s head into the wood leaving a small hole that can be filled with putty.

Mallet A hitting tool like a hammer with a large rectangular-ish head of wood or rubber. Used to hit the ends of chisels without damaging them.

Carpenter’s Screwdriver

This is designed to be used with slotted screws and is used for cabinet making usually

Phillips head Screwdriver

Used for crosshead screws and if correct size is used, they are less likely to slip.

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Questions

1. List the names of three saws in your workshop, and describe what each saw is designed for.Tenon Saws – Designed for cutting accuratelyJig Saw- Designed for Cutting Curves and Custom ShapesBand Saw-Designed to cut irregular shapes

2. Think of two saws that you could use to cut a piece of timber at a bench. Which saw would give the straighter cut? Why?The Backsaw (Tenon Saw) because they have a stiff back for better control and precise cutting

3. Find out which is the strongest of all the woodwork joints. Explain why this is so, draw and label a picture of the joint.

4. Explain why you should cut and chisel on the ‘waste’ side of your cutting mark.

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