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Miscellaneous Tools
Reported by:
Alexis Ti Kieng
Kyle Vallido
DRILLING TOOLS
Carpenters Brace
Auger Bit
Gimlet
Carpenters Brace
Used in rotating auger bits, twist drills,
and others in order to produce holes
in the wood.
The size of the brace is determined
by its sweep.
Holes can be made in a corner when
the braces have ratchet device.
Hand Drill
Used for boring holes and driving screws
into various materials.
commonly used
in woodworking, metalworking,
construction and do-it-yourself projects.
Specially designed drills are also used in
medicine, space missions and other
applications.
Auger Bit
Common tool used in making
holes in the wood.
Similar to drill bit.
It only requires moderate
pressure on braces
KINDS OF
DRILL BITS
Wood-boring Bit
Same function as auger bit
Twist Bit
Use with drill press or hand drill
Great for metal (use carbide tipped)
Carbide tipped bits are usually black
Masonry Bit
Use with hammer drill only
Use only on masonry or plaster
Note the "hammerhead" tip
Countersink Bit
Same function as auger bit.
Use with drill press or hand drill
Gimlet
Used in creating holes with large
diameter.
Hand-operated
MISCELLANEOUS
TOOLS
Pincer (Nail)
It is made up of two forged steel arms with
a jaw that has a beveled inner face and
plain outer face. It is used in pulling out
small nails from the wood while the jaws
and the claws are used in pulling out small
nails, pins and screws from the wood.
Claw Hammer
It is usually made of cast iron. Its flat face
is used in driving nails and striking
purposes while the claw is used in
extracting large nails out of the wood.
Screwdriver
A tool used in driving the screw through or
out of the wood.
The most common type of screwdriver in
carpentry are the London pattern and
cabinet making screwdrivers. The length
of the screwdriver is determined by the
length of the screwdrivers blade.
Bradawl
A hand-operated tool that is used in boring
small holes.
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.
Push-pull rule
A flexible steel rule which coils into a case
when not in use.
Spirit level
an instrument designed to indicate whether a
surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb).
Different types of spirit levels may be used
by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other
building trades
workers, surveyors, millwrights and other
metalworkers, and in
some photographic or videographic work.