Tools!
ADZ
An ax-like tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for dressing wood.
AUGER
A tool for boring holes in wood or ice.
AWL
A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather.
AX or AXE
A tool with a bladed, usually heavy, head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood.
BUCKSAW
CHISEL
A metal tool with a sharp, beveled edge, used to cut and shape stone, wood or metal.
HAMMER
A hand tool used to exert an impulsive force by striking, consisting of a handle with a perpendicularly attached head made of a relatively heavy, rigid material.
LATHE
A machine for shaping a piece of material, such as wood or metal, by rotating it rapidly along its axis while pressing against a fixed cutting or abrading tool.
PLANE
A capenter's tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing and leveling wood.
RIPSAW
A coarse-toothed saw used for cutting wood along the grain.
SAW
Any of various tools, either hand-operated or power-driven, having a thin metal blade or disk with a sharp, usually toothed edge, used for cutting wood, metal, or other hard materials.
SHIM
A thin, often tapered piece of material, such as wood, stone, or metal, used to fill gaps, make something level, or adjust something to fit properly.
VISE
A clamping device of metal or wood, usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.
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Researched and Written by: Apprentice Master Leianna
HTML editing: Craftmaster Malia
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Last update: September 18, 1997