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• A lightweight utility saw for fast cutting of all woods.
• Consists of a tubular steel frame and a saw blade.
• Some bow saws are designed to hold hacksaw blades as well as standard bow saw
blades. These multi-purpose saws can be used to cut wood, metal or plastic.

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• Use in construction and framing.
• A small, tapered, pointed weight suspended from string or cord used to measure true
vertical plumb or depth.
• Many chalk line reels can also be used as plumb bobs, hanging the tool from its string.

3.
• Use for gripping and applying limited torque to round, square, flat and hexagonal objects.
• Feature multiple size adjustments.
• Jaws may be straight, smooth or curved.
• Sizes generally range from 4-1/2' to 20-1/4' in length.
• Plumbers, electricians and other professionals use this tool.

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• Cuts metal or plastic.
• Consists of a blade held in a steel frame with relatively high tension to hold the blade
rigidly straight.
• Blades come in coarse-, medium (18 tpi), fine (24 tpi) and very fine-toothed (32 tpi).
Regular or standard blades are used for general-purpose cutting; high-speed or bi-metal
blades for cutting hard, extra-tough steel.
• Most models can be adjusted to hold various blade lengths. Some have both horizontal
and vertical positions for blades. Others provide blade storage.
• A close-quarter (or utility) hacksaw holds and positions a hacksaw blade so it can be
used effectively in narrow spaces and slots.

• Replacement blades include rod saw blades capable of cutting through most hard mate-
rials—spring and stainless steel, chain, brick, glass and tile.

• Another type of saw used to cut PVC and plastic is the plastic pipe saw.

5.
• These are bar clamps designed with a pistol grip to allow the user to tighten or loosen
the clamp instead of screwing it.
• Adjust by using just one hand on a trigger switch.
• Perhaps the most significant innovation to come about recently in the area of clamps.
• Available in jaw openings from 6' to 50' and a variety of sizes.

6.
• Use for general-purpose wire cutting and stripping insulation from wire.
• Feature adjustable stops to remove wire insulation without damaging conductors.
• Feature pre-cut holes to cut different wire gauges.
• Plier-style nose permits pulling and looping of wire.

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*Use for cutting wire or other thin metals. There are several different types of pliers avail-
able depending on the application.

• Side cutters have a cutting blade on one side only and are available in long-,
curved- and short-nose types.
• End cutting nippers have cutting blades on the end to make sharp, clean cuts
close to the surface on wires, bolts and rivets.
• Diagonal cutters have two cutting blades set diagonally to the handle. They offer
leverage when pulling cotter pins. Mechanics and electricians use them for general
cutting.

8.
• Generally used for precise drilling in fine woodworking applications.
• Drilling action comes from turning a hand crank on the side of a drill frame.
• Also called an eggbeater drill.
• Features adjustable drill chuck to permit easy changing of drill bits ranging in size from
1/16' to 1/2'.

9.
• Use to remove nails with exposed heads and to pry paneling or molding without marring
the surface.
• Smaller and flatter than a wrecking bar and not designed for heavy-duty prying.
• Features beveled notches in each chisel-like end and ranges in size from 6' to 21'.
• One type of pry bar features an extra curve, which makes it useful for lifting and holding
such things as drywall panels in place.
• Double claw models provide equal force on push or pull.

10.
• Electrically operated glue gun consist of a heating element, nozzle and glue chamber.
• Glue or caulking sticks are put in the chamber, where they are melted by heat and
released through the nozzle. The adhesive cures by cooling. Cordless models are also
available.

11.
• A small triangle-shaped square with a flanged edge for butting against the edge of a
work piece to draw 90° or 45° angles.
• Also use as a cutting fence for circular power saws.
• It has different angle measurements marked on its surface and edges.
• Markings on diagonal edge correspond to layout dimensions for rafters and stairs.
• Generally available in 7' and 12' sizes.

12.
• Use with either a 3/8' or 1/2' drill for mixing drywall mud.
• Has blades attached to a shaft that is inserted into power drill.
• Shaft lengths generally range between 16' and 28'.

13.
• Use for general carpentry, household chores and nail pulling.
• Curved claw offers leverage in removing nails.
• Use only with non-hardened, common or finishing nails.

• You can choose 16 or 20 oz. weights for general carpentry. For fine cabinetry or light-
duty driving, choose 7, 10 and 13 oz. nail weights.

• Available with a smooth face for finishing jobs, or a waffled face for more control when
hammering large nails into lumber.

14.
• A general purpose measuring tool with a spring mechanism contained in the housing to
automatically retract the tape.
• A locking mechanism holds the tape in place. Some models have buttons that slide to lock the
blade, while others have levers and toggles that permit the tape to retract when squeezed.
• Many have markings for laying out studs on 16' centers or other specialized markings.
• Ranges in blade length from 6' to 35', with 10', 16' and 25' being common sizes.
• The concave blade measuring rule varies in width from 1/4' to 1-1/4'—wider tapes are
easier to extend over longer distances without collapsing.

15.
• Use with sockets to make turning nuts and bolts easier than with a conventional
wrench.
• Available in a variety of handle shapes and lengths.
• Drive size is 1/4', 3/8' or 1/2'.
• Available with a round or teardrop-shaped head and contains a reversing mechanism to
facilitate tightening or loosening a fastener.
• Sockets are available with 6-, 8- and 12-point gripping ends, in a full range of inch and
metric sizes.
• One type has a hinged head for more versatility.
• Popular accessories include flex handles, speeder handles, T-handles, extensions of
various lengths and universal joints to work on fasteners in hard-to-reach locations.

16.
• Adjusts to grip a range of fastener sizes.
• You can easily adjust the jaw opening with a knurl operated by your thumb. Gradations
on the jaw indicate the size of the opening.

17.
• Use on cross-slotted screw heads with modified U-shaped slots of uniform width.
• Sizes range from 0 to 4, with 0 being the smallest.
• Similar tip configurations include Frearson tips that have V-shaped cross slots with
tapered sides, and Pizidriv® with additional, smaller slots at 45° angles to the main
cross slots.

18.
• Has a rotating head that is held by the forefinger to steady the screwdriver while the
thumb and middle finger turn the screwdriver to remove or install small screws.
• Jewelers, hobbyists and others who work with very small screws use this tool.
• Usually available in sets with Phillips and slotted tips.

19.
• Shoots a variety of staples or brad nails with a one-hand lever operation.
• Good for a variety of jobs requiring material to be held with one hand and fastened with

the other, such as lining closets, installing insulation, tacking ceiling tile or fastening roof-
ing paper.

• Other models are designed to fasten a variety of materials, such as different types of
wire, including telephone wire, heavy-duty wire and insulated wire.

• Always recommend an electric staple gun whenever a project calls for shooting a multi-
tude of staples, such as for an upholstery project or installing roll insulation in walls.

20.
• Use in construction, demolition and where pulling nails, ripping wood and similar tasks
are done.
• Also known as ripping bars or crowbars.
• Those with curved ends are also known as gooseneck bars.
• Because of their length, usually 24' or 30', they have more leverage than hammers,
enabling them to pull much larger and longer nails.
• One variation is the utility bar, which includes two jaws for grabbing lumber.

21.
• General utility pliers with two jaw-opening size adjustments.
• Some have a shear-type wire cutter to cut small-gauge wire.

22.
• Use for jobs that require great force, such as breaking up concrete or driving heavy
spikes.
• These hammers have long handles from 14' to 36' and heavy heads weighing from
2 lbs. to 20 lbs.
• Double-face sledgehammers feature two identical faces.
• Single-face sledgehammers have one flat face for striking and one wedge-shaped face
for splitting wood.

23.
• Cuts light- and medium-duty materials such as wallpaper, rubber, vinyl and leather, or
materials with adhesive backing that will stick to the blade and prevent sharp, accurate
cutting.
• Blade sections snap off without having to open the tool to change blades. There are
generally between 8 and 13 blade sections per blade.

24.
• Use for ripping apart wooden components and demolition work.
• Use only with non-hardened, common or finishing nails.
• Choose weights from 20 to 32 oz. for framing and ripping.
• Available with milled or waffled faces to grip the nail head and reduce the effect of
glancing blows and flying nails.

25.
• Used by builders for measuring foundations.
• Tape is typically 100' long and designed to measure long distances.
• Tape is contained in durable case and is generally rewound by a crank on the side of the
case with a small hook on the end for hooking onto objects to be measured.

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