Illustrated Tool

Dictionary
Kaitlin Loughran
 WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES AT ALL TIMES.
Goggles
Goggles are used as eye protection. They are worn over the eyes to keep shark ar
potentially harmful objects out of your eyes. DON’T GO AROUND THROWING
YOUR GLASSES AROUND.
Ear muffs
Ear muffs are ear protection. They keep loud noises from hurting the eardrums.
Gloves
Gloves are hand protection. They keep you from getting splinters, cuts, and gives
you more grip.
Mask
Masks in a woodworking shop are more about keeping dust and sawdust out of
your lungs. They are lung safety.
 Safety: KEEP HANDS, ARM, FEET AND
Driver LEGS AWAY FROM THE DRIVER. WEAR
GLOVES FOR THAT HANDY DANDY
GRIP AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT
A driver is used to screw screws into AIM TOWARDS THE BODY.
the screw hole.
 Safety: MAKES SURE TO CLEAN OUT THE

Drill
TEETH SO SAWDUST DOESN’T COME FLYING
AT YOU. AND WEAR ALL THE SAFETY
EQUIPMENT SO YOU DON’T GET HURT,

A drill is used to put a hole into

something so a screw can go into it
after.
 Safety: KEEP AWAY FROM THE HANDS WHEN

Drill bits IT’S IN USE. AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND

LOCKED AWAY SO THEY DON’T SHATER

Drill bits are those little pieces at the

end of the drill that is used to make
the hole
 Safety: BE SAFE WITH IT BY NOT TURNING ON THE DRILL

Kreg Jig
UNTIL IT’S ON WOOD. AND DON’T PUT YOUR HAND ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WOOD INCASE IT GOES
THROUGH THE WOOD. NO HAND PIERCING TODAY.

A Kreg Jig is used to make a pocket

hole using a drill.
 Safety: DON’T PINCH THE FINGERS.
Needle-nose pliers WEAR THE GLOVES SO YOUR
FINGERS DON’T GET SQUISHED.

Needle-nose pliers are used to hold

things between them as well as bend
or cutting things.
 Safety: DON’T SQUEEZE YOUR OR SOMEONE

Clamps ELSE’S FINGERS. WEAR GLOVES. AND DON’T

DO SWINGING AROUND CLAMPS.

Clamps are used to hold things together

or to pry them apart. Usually used to
secure things together.
 Safety: DON’T DROP IT ON YOUR
Speed Square TOES.

Speed squares are used t0 make a

perfect corner or to find angles.
 Safety: DON’T CUT YOUR FINGERS, PULL IN

Tape Measure
THE TAPE MEASURE, DON’T JUST LET IS
WORM IT’S WAY BACK IN AT THE SPEED OF
SOUND.

A tape measure is used to measure

out things.
 Safety: PUT A COVER ON THE TABLE SAW

Table Saw
WHEN NOT IN USE. DON’T USE IT WITHOUT
SUPERVISION AND PERMISSION. DON’T
THROW LIMBS INTO THE TABLE SAW.

A table saw can cut large spaces on the

table and can rip down the wood.
Miter Saw Safety: KEEP BODY PARTS OUT OF
THE MITER SAW. AND PUT A COVER
ON IT

Miter saws are used to vertically (or

diagonally) cut through wood.
 Safety: CLEARLY DO NOT AIM THE SAW AT

Handsaw
PEOPLE. POSITION THE SAW AWAY FROM THE
BODY. PUT A COVER ON IT OR SOMETHING
TOO, WEAR GLOVES FOR A GOOD GRIP

A handheld saw to saw through wood.

 Safety: DON’T PUT YOUR HAND IN
Chop Saw THERE.

A chop saw is for making cross cuts.

 Safety: CHISELS ARE VERY SHARP SO PUT A

Chisels
COVER ON THEM AND HOLD THEM WITH
CAUTION. DON’T DROP THEM ON YOUR TOES.
HOLD THEM BY THE HANDLE NOT THE TIP.

Carve wood when pressure is applied

to the chisel, pushing into the wood.
 Safety: DON’T STAB SOMEONE, MAKE SURE TO

Screwdriver
STORE SAFELY SO THEY DON’T FALL ON PEOPLE.
DON’T POINT AT PEOPLE WITH A SCREWDRIVER.
WORK WITH A SCREWDRIVER ON A TABLE.

A handheld traditional way to twist in

screws.
 Safety: MAKE SURE NOT TO TOUCH THE
Plane PLANE-ING SIDE, UNLIKE SANDPAPER,
THAT WOULD HURT A LOT.

A plane is to sand wood or too remove

some wood.
 Safety: ESPECIALLY DON’T TOUCH THE
Planer PLANE-ING END OF AN ELECTRIC PLANE.
UNPLUG IT WHEN YOUR NOT USING IT.

An electric plane that moves back and

forth to sand or remove things.
 Safety: Keep it pointed away from the
Sander body and don’t use it.

A sander is used to make wood

things less coarse and smoother.
 Safety: DON’T LEAVE THE CORD LYING

Belt Sander
AROUND, AND MAKE SURE TO STORE
SOMEWHERE WHERE IT WON’T FALL ON
SOMEONE.

A mechanical device that moves

sandpaper around a belt to sand things
quickly.
 Safety: KEEP AWAY FROM THE BODY
Orbit Sander AND WEAR LUNG AND EYE
PROTECTION PLEASE.

A circular sander ( down wood for a

smoother surface(no splinters)) :)

Locking Pliers (Vise Grips)
Locking Pliers are pliers that can lock
onto things without having you hold
onto them. With that lock you can
maneuver the pliers and whatever there
attached to along with them.
Safety: MAKE SURE NOT TO LOCK
THEM ON YOUR FINGERS AS A JOKE
AND DEFINITELY KEEP THEM AWAY
FROM YOUR EYES, THEY’RE POINTY
SO DON’T DO THAT

Snips (Diagonal Cutters)
Snips are used to cut things at a 15°
angle.
Safety: OBVIOUSLY DON’T SNIP YOUR
FINGERS AND DON’T CUT ANYTHING
THE SNIP CAN’T HANDLE OR IT’LL
BEND. AND MAKE SURE TO CLOSE IT
WHEN PASSING IT TO PEOPLE AND
CLOSE IT WHEN YOUR NOT USING.
ALSO, DON’T JUST LEAVE THAT LYING
AROUND.

Reciprocating Saw (sawzall)
A sawzall is a saw used to get small cuts
that would otherwise be difficult to
reach.
Safety: DON’T PUT YOU HAND ON THE
OTHER END SO YOU DON’T CUT
YOURSELF. DON’T PUT SOMEONE
ELSE’S HAND ON THE OTHER END SO
YOU DON’T CUT THEM EITHER. AND
HOLD IT WITH TWO HANDS.
 Safety: KEEP THE SOCKETS SAFE.
Ratchet and Socket set AND DON’T PUT THEM HIGH UP
WHERE THEY CAN FALL ON
A ratchet it a metal handle that attached PEOPLE, THEY HURT.
to a socket that can be used to turn a nut
or bolt. Sockets come in different sizes
and you can change the direction of the
turn.

Shop Vac
A Shop Vac is like a vacuum but it sucks
up more items a normal vacuum
wouldn’t be able to handle, like a nail,
screw, or wood scraps.
Safety: DON’T SUCK UP YOUR FINGERS
BUT MOSTLY, DON’T SUCK UP THINGS
THE VACUUM ISN’T GOOD FOR, IT
COULD BREAK IT OR GET JAMMED
AND EXPLODE ON YOU OR
SOMETHING SO . . . DON’T DO THAT.
 Safety: KEEP AWAY FROM THE BODY
Pushbroom AND WEAR LUNG AND EYE
PROTECTION PLEASE.

A pushbroom moves large quantities of

floor litter across a room.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
● DON’T THROW YOUR LIMBS INTO SAWS
● BE CAREFUL WHEN HOLDING THINGS SO YOU DON’T STAB YOURSELF OR
SOMEONE ELSE
● STORE THINGS SO THEY WON’T FALL ON YOU
● AIM AWAY FROM YOUR BODY
● DON’T LEAVE THINGS PLUGGED IN
● DON’T USE THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE
● :)