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Hand tools

Of or relating to tools used for simple manual labor.

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combination square

Tools; Hand tools

A all purpose all steel square. In it's standard form it is a rightangle and a mitre square, and with an additional bases it is a muliti-angle bevel or protractor and a tool to find the centre of bar ...

coping saw

Tools; Hand tools

In hand tools. A small saw for cutting curves. Typically for scribing around mouldings on skirtings (baseboards) and cornices (crown molds).

cross peen hammer

Tools; Hand tools

A hammer with a sharp head opposite the face and at right angles to the handle.

drawknife

Tools; Hand tools

In woodworking, two handed tool for shaping mainly in the round or curved sections. Used by wheelwrights, coopers, boat builders and others.

easy clamps

Tools; Hand tools

One handed clamp that works through a ratchet handle similar to a caulking gun.

fibro cutter

Tools; Hand tools

A two handed tool metal tool used for cutting fibrous asbestos cement sheeting.

firmer chisel

Tools; Hand tools

A woodworking chisel with square sides to the blade. There are no side bevels. These chisels are stronger and can take more punishment than beveled edge chisels.

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