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Classification of
Carpentry Tools
1) Marking and setting out
2) Cutting
3) Boring
4) Planing tools
5) Hammers and screw
drivers
6) Cramping and holding
7) Miscellaneous
1
CARPENTRY TOOLS
Marking and setting out
2
Cutting tools
Tool used for cutting wood -
Compass saw
Tools used for cutting
timber members are -
Coping saw, Cross –cut
saw , Dovetail saw
Tools used for cutting and
shaping joints are –Tenon
Saw, Firmer Chisel,
Mortise Chisel, Paring
Chisel
3
Boring
4
Planing tools
Used for Planing
surface and for
cutting small
mouldings along
the edges
Bead plane
Jack plane
Rebate plane
5
Hammers and screw drivers
Used for driving
nails and screws
and other
fastenings
Claw Hammer,
Mallet Hammer,
Spall Hammer,
Waller’s Hammer.
Screw Driver,
Ratchet Screw
Driver
6
Miscellaneous
7
Fastenings
9
Connecters
Dig
Dowels
Sockets
Straps
Wedges
Fasteners
10
Fixtures and fastenings
Hinges
Bolts
Handles
Locks
11
Hinges
12
Latch
Any wood or metal device
that is attached to a door
or window to keep it
closed
The latch consists of plain
bar of wood or metal
which is attached to door
or gate and is pivoted so
that it can be raised by
hand above a hook or
keep attached to door or
window frame.
These simple crude
devices serve the purpose
of keeping the door or
window in the closed
position
13
Handle
14
Locks
A lock is any device of wood or
metal which is attached to a
door or window to keep it
closed by the operation of a bolt
that moves horizontally into a
striking plate or staple fixed to
door or window frame
Most locks are made of steel or
brass and combine the
operation of keeping doors and
windows closed with a latch bolt
operated by handle or lever and
keeping doors and windows
securely shut by the operation
of a loose key to move a lock
bolt