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What is a common tool that everyone may have?

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Hammer

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Hammers

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Bell-Faced Hammer - not damage the surface of work (countersurface), slightly rounded (convex) face
Claw Hammer - Used to drive nails, wedges, and dowels. The claw pulls nails out of wood, and the face may be flat or rounded. It’s easier to drive the nails with the flat-face claw hammer but it leaves hammer marks on the surface when driving a nail flush with the surface.
Ball Peen Hammer - Has a flat face for striking and a spherical or hemispherical head for peening (rounding off) metal or rivets. It is used with chisels and punches.
Sledge Hammer - a heavy-duty tool used to drive posts or other large stakes. Don’t swing behind the head to drive the post, instead bring it up in front of you, and hammer the post/stake in front of you.

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Toughest and safest hammers are made of

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tough alloy and drop ford steel

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Ripping Bars and Nail Pullers

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Used to take apart existing structures before building again

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Ripping Bars - a tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of woodwork such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.

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Wrecking Bar -
Flat Bar
Chisel Bar
Cat’s Paw

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Nail Pullers

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Cat’s Paw
Chisel Bars
Flat Bars

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Chisels

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Cold Chisels - cuts metal 60°, doesn’t have hand
Wood Chisel - cuts wood 25° degree angle, has handle

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If a cold chisel is mushrooming why would you get rid of it?

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Shrapnel flying back up at you, and break apart

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Punches

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Center Punch
Prick Punch
Tapered Punch

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Screwdrivers

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Slotted - also known as flat head
Phillips
Clutch-Drive
Torx - favorite
Robertson
Allen

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Don’t use as punch, chisel, or pry bar, because it’s not made out of hard material made for it

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Pliers and Wire Cutters

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Slip-joint (combination) pliers
Long-nose (needle-nose) pliers
Lineman pliers (side cutters)
Tongue-and-groove (CHANNELLOCK) pliers
Locking pliers (Vise-Grip) pliers

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How do you use the pliers?

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Wrenches

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Open-End
Box-End
Hex Key (Allen)
Striking (slugging)
Combination

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Striking Wrentches

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12-Point Striking Wrench
6-Point Striking Wrench With Straight Handle

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Adjustable Wrenches

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Pipe Wrench
Spud Wrench
Adjustable End Wrench

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When using an Adjustable Wrench

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make sure you are pulling and not pushing so you don’t pinch yourself, always keep hands open

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Want the movable jaw facing the direction you are pulling

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Sockets and Ratchets

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Torque Wrenches

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Manuel
Digital
Tensiometer (Wire) and Dial

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Lot’s of rulers, why is a measuring tape concave?

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Creates support and can extend to great lengths.

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What makes the ruler more accurate?

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The thinner because the closer it is to the paper or piece that is being measured.

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Rulers

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Steel Ruler
Measuring Tape
Wooden Folding Rule
Laser Measuring Tools

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Disadvantages to Laser Measuring

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Less accurate because it’s not closer to the material

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Levels
Spirit Levels (liquid is made out of alcohol because it doesn't freeze): Two-Foot Level Torpedo Level Digital (Electronic) Levels Laser Levels
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Level vs plumb
Level = exactly horizontal Plumb = exactly vertical
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Accuracy of a level depends on its ____.
Length (the longer; the more accurate)
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Laser levels are used for
setting up foundations, batter boards,
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Squares
Carpenter's Square Try Square Rafter Angle Square (Speed Square) Combination Square
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Plumb Bob
Used to make sure a wall or a doorjamb is vertical, a chalk line can also double as a plumb bob because it's shaped like a tear
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Chalk Lines
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Utility Knives
Used for cutting roofing felt, fiberglass or asphalt shingles, vinyl or linoleum floor tiles, fiberboard, and gypsum board. And trimming insulation.
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How many different positions can you lock a utility blade in?
3
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Saws
**Backsaw** - standard blade is 8-14in long with 11-14tpi (teeth per inch). Has a broad, flat blade, and a reinforced back edge. Used for cutting joints, especially miter joints and tenons. **Compass (keyhole) Saw** - standard blade is 12-14in long with 7-8tpi. Cuts curves quickly in wood, plywood, or wallboard, and cuts holes for large-diameter pipes, vents, and plugs or switch boxes. **Coping Saw** - narrow, flexible 6-3/4" blade attached to a U-shaped frame. Holders at each end of the frame can be rotated so you can cut at angles. Standard blades have 10-12tpi. Used for making irregular-shaped moldings fit together cleanly. **Drywall Saw** - Long, narrow saw used to cut softer building materials, such as drywall. Has a fixed or retractable blade held to either a wood or plastic handle with thumb screws. Has a very sharp point, so that you can easily poke a hole to start your cut without drilling a starter hole. The jigsaw and spiral saw are power tools that are sometimes used in the same applications as a dry-wall saw. **Hacksaw** - Saw is 8-16" with 14-32tpi. Has a sturdy frame and a pistol-grip handle. The blade is tightened using a wing nut and bolt. Used to cut through metal, e.g. nails, bolts, or pipe. When installing the blade, be sure that the teeth face away from, not toward, the saw handle. Hacksaws are designed to cut on the push stroke, not on the pull stroke. Handsaws: Standard blade of the saw is 26" long. Makes a cut/ **kerf** that is slightly wider than the thickness of the saw blade itself **crosscut saw** - 26" long with 8-14tpi **ripsaw** - 26" long with 5-9tpi
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Uses of the saws
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More teeth = better cut Less teeth = bad cut
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Kerf Cut
cut in the wood after saw is taken out of the wood
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Files and Rasps
Veneer Knife File Square File Tirangle File Flat File Rat-Tail File Rasp Wooden File Handles Plastic File Handles
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File Classifications
Single-cut and double-cut Rasp-cut Curved-tooth
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File away from you and replace then file again
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Clamps
Bar Clamp C-Clamps Locking C Clamp Spring Clamp Quick Grip bar clamp Pipe Clamp Hand Screw Clamp Web (strap, band) Clamp Used for different size of jobs opened
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Chain Falls and Come-Alongs
Chain Falls Come-Alongs
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Shovels
Spade Round Square - moving loads of gravel, sand, clean up const. debri, (don't use for trench, but can square off)
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How to Use a Shovel
Spade or round: 1. place the tip of the shovel blade or spade at the point where you will begin digging or removing soil. 2. With your foot balanced on the turned step (ridge), press down and cut into the soil with the blade. Square: 1. Place the leading edge of the shovel blade against the gravel or construction debris and push until the shovel is loaded. (REMEBER to LIFT WITH your LEGS)
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Pick and how to use a pick
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Screw drivers will _____ if used incorrectly.
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