Hand ToolsMrs. Larkin

X- Acto Knife

Used for cutting balsa wood, foam board, or paper.

Sliding T Bevel

Used for marking angles

Dividers

Used for transferring distances or dividing into equal sections

Calipers

Used for measuring internal or external measurements

Hand saw

Hack Saw

Coping Saw

Used for cutting wood with one hand

Used for cutting metal

Used for making fine cuts in wood

Back Saw

Saw with a tough back used for harder woods

Claw Hammer

Used for pulling nails out or hitting them in

Used in working metal

Ball Peen Hammer

Open end Wrench

Used for tightening or loosening nuts or bolts

Needle Nose Pliers

Used for bending or pinching wire

Rasp

Used for filing or shaping wood

Chisel

Used for removing small amounts of wood

Slip Joint Pliers

A gripping tool

Channel Locks

Gripping tool with a wider mouth

Box Wrench

Used to tighten or loosen nuts or bolts

Wire CuttersUsed for cutting wire

Wire Strippers

Used for stripping the plastic coating off wire

Flat Head Screwdriver

Philips Head Screwdriver

Scratch Awl

Used for marking metal

Used for removing screws with the corresponding head

Tri- Square

Used for marking or measuring wood, and 90 degree angles

Framing Square

Used by carpenters to make 90 degree angles

Combination square

Used to measure, find 90 degree angles, and make level

Sledge Hammer

Used to drive in stakes, using large amounts of force

Rubber Mallet

Used to hammer something in without damaging it

Tin Snips

Used for cutting tin

Aviation Shears

A cutting tool

Surform

Used for shaping foam

Bench Plane

Used for shaping flat wood surfaces

Metal file

Used to file metal