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Any device that is used to facilitate an activity or process without being consumed itself.

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broad axe

Tools; Hand tools

An axe with a wide blade. Used for felling trees, a woodsman's axe.

butt gauge

Tools; Hand tools

In hand tools. A marking gauge specifically designed for hanging doors with butt hinges. Two gauges in one and can get very close to fixed door stops.

caulking gun

Tools; Hand tools

A lightweight steel frame with a squeeze grip handle for applying a range of caulks, sealants and fillers that are marketed in tubes.

chalk line

Tools; Hand tools

A string line that is covered with powdered chalk. When stretched tight on a surface and flicked the chalk leave a straight line on the surface.

chemical fastener

Tools; Hand tools

A mixture of a polyester base resin and hardener kept in separate compartments of a tube that are mixed together in a nozzle when they are extruded out of the tube.

circlip pliers

Tools; Hand tools

Mechanics pliers used for fitting circlips or retaining rings. Can be classed as internal or external.

cold chisel

Tools; Hand tools

A former metal worker's tool used for cutting steel. Now used for chipping and breaking concrete etc.