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Ce 102
Ce 102
Hand Saw
Hand saws, also known as "panel saws", "fish saws", are used to cut pieces
of wood into different shapes. This is usually done in order to join the pieces together
and carve a wooden object. They usually operate by having a series of sharp points
of some substance that is harder than the wood being cut. The hand saw is a bit
like a tenon saw, but with one flat, sharp edge.
Back Saw
A backsaw is any hand saw which has a stiffening rib on the edge opposite
the cutting edge, allowing for better control and more precise cutting than with other
types of saws. Backsaws are normally used in woodworking for precise work, such as
cutting dovetails, mitres, or tenons in cabinetry and joinery. Because of the
stiffening rib, backsaws are limited in the depth to which they can cut. Backsaws
usually have relatively closely spaced teeth, often with little or no set.
Plane
A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool
may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart
a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce
horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on workpieces usually too large for
shaping. Special types of planes are designed to cut joints or decorative moldings.
Rasp
A rasp is a tool used for shaping wood or other material. It consists of a point
or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang.
The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has sharp
teeth. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files. In woodworking, rasps are used
for rapidly removing wood from curved surfaces. They remove less wood than
a drawknife, so they are easier to control. Even though rasps leave very coarse
finishes, the cut-away areas can be easily smoothed with finer tools, such as files.
Try Square
A try square is a woodworking or a metal working tool used for marking and
measuring a piece of wood. The square refers to the tool's primary use of measuring
the accuracy of a right angle (90 degrees); to try a surface is to check its
straightness or correspondence to an adjoining surface. A piece of wood that
is rectangular, flat, and has all edges (faces, sides, and ends) 90 degrees is called
four square. A board is often milled four square in preparation for using it in building
furniture.
Level
A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood
chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for
carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal by hand, struck with
a mallet, or mechanical power. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are
made of metal or of wood with a sharp edge in it.
Claw Hammer
A claw hammer is a tool primarily used for pounding nails into, or extracting
nails from, some other object. Generally, a claw hammer is associated
with woodworking but is not limited to use with wood products. It is not suitable for
heavy hammering on metal surfaces (such as in machining work), as the steel of its
head is somewhat brittle; the ball-peen hammer is more suitable for such metalwork.
A brace or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood.
Pressure is applied to the top and the tool is rotated with a U-shaped grip. The U-
shaped part is a kind of crankshaft. It gives the brace much greater torque than other
kinds of hand drill; a brace can be used to drill much wider, and deeper, holes than
can a gear-driven hand drill. The price of the greater torque is lower rotational speed;
it is easy for a hand drill to achieve a rotational speed of several hundred revolutions
per minute, but it requires considerable effort to achieve even 100 rpm with a brace.
Due to the design of the brace it tends to be easier than a power drill to keep at a
precise 90 degree angle.
Tape Measure
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Mallet
Clamp
A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to
prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. In
the United Kingdom and Australia, the term cramp is often used instead when the
tool is for temporary use for positioning components
during construction and woodworking; thus a G cramp or a sash cramp but a wheel
clamp or a surgical clamp.
Pliers
Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, possibly developed
from tongs used to handle hot metal in Bronze Age Europe.[1] They are also useful
for bending and compressing a wide range of materials. Generally, pliers consist of a
pair of metal first-class levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the
levers, creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on the
other side.[1] This arrangement creates a mechanical advantage, allowing the force of
the hand's grip to be amplified and focused on an object with precision. The jaws can
also be used to manipulate objects too small or unwieldy to be manipulated with
the fingers.
Axe
An axe (in American English also spelled ax) is an implement that has been
used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and
as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has many forms and specialized uses
but generally consists of an axe head with a handle, or helve.
Bow Saw
A modern bow saw is a metal-framed crosscut saw in the shape of a bow with
a coarse wide blade. This type of saw is also known as a Swede saw, Finn
saw or buck saw. It is a rough tool that can be used for cross-cutting branches or
firewood (maybe up to 6 inches in diameter) down to size.
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