TOOL NAMES AND USES
Tech Theatre
TOOLS IN THE SHOP
¡ Be sure to ask
questions before using
any tool you are not
familiar with.
¡ Do NOT risk injury to
yourself or others (or
the tool).
¡ There are a lot of
tools available, a
small number of
which are in our
Scene Shop.
¡ This is just a small
selection of the most
basic wood working
tools that get used
almost every day.
TOOLS IN THE SHOP
CATEGORIES OF WOODWORKING TOOLS
• H AND TOOLS
§  MEASURING AND MARKING
§  HAMMERS
§  CUTTING TOOLS
§  DRILLING TOOLS (OBSOLETE CATEGORY UNDER HAND TOOLS)
§  CLAMPING TOOLS
§  PLIERS
§  WRENCHES
§  SCREWDRIVERS
§  MISCELLANEOUS
• P OWER TOOLS
§  STATIONARY POWER SAWS
§  POWER HANDSAWS
§  POWER DRILLING TOOLS
§  BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS
§  PNEUMATIC TOOLS
FLEXIBLE STEEL MEASURING TAPE
¡ U se: to measure anything
necessary in the shop,
best tool for long
measurements
¡ D o you know?
§ How long are they
usually?
CARPENTER’S SQUARE
¡ U se: to make sure that
joints and cuts are
square, also doubles
as a marking gauge
¡ D o you know?
¡ O ther names
LEVEL
¡ U se: to make sure that
things are level, that is
perpendicular with the
floor
¡ D o you know?
¡ T hey have phone apps
now
CHALK LINE
¡ U se: to mark out
straight lines for
cutting
¡ D o you know?
¡ A lso called snap lines,
bc you snap it to mark
MEASURING AND MARKING
TAPE MEASURE
FRAMING SQUARE
CHALK LINE
SPEED SQUARE
PENCIL
COMBO SQUARE
BEVEL GAUGE
SHARPIE
LEVEL
HAND SAW
¡ U se: for cutting wood
by hand, pretty basic
¡ D o you know?
¡ T he difference
between cross cut
& rip?
CUTTING TOOLS
UTILITY KNIFE
HAND SAW
SCISSORS
CHISELS
SNIPS
CIRCLE SAW
¡ U se: for making
cuts on wood,
especially usefull
for things that can’t
be put on a table
saw. Quicker and
better than the
handsaw
JIG SAW
¡ U se: used to make
small cuts in wood.
Especially useful for
making holes of any
type.
How is this similar to
Jigsaw puzzle?
TABLE SAW
¡ U se: ideal for ripping
lumber and plywood.
It is stationary
¡ D o you know?
§ The difference between
plywood & lumber
CUTTING TOOLS
UTILITY KNIFE
HAND SAW
SCISSORS
CHISELS
SNIPS
BAND SAW
¡ U se: Ideal for cutting
curves and anything
that isn’t straight
¡ D o you know?
¡ B utchers have their
own version of this to
cut meat?
MITER SAW
¡ U se: to cut angles in
wood
¡ D o you know?
¡ C an cut straight cuts
too
¡ A lso called cross cut
saw
UTILIT Y KNIFE
¡ U se: practically
everything, but not
very useful on wood.
Most useful for canvas
and other soft
materials.
¡ W hat materials could
you use with this?
HAMMER
¡ U se: comes in a wide
variety. Used for driving
in nails, and the claw can
be used to take them
out. Also useful for
scoring material and
texturing it.
¡ D o you know? The
difference between a
hammer & mallet?
HAMMERS
CLAW HAMMER
RIP HAMMER
BALL PEIN HAMMER
SLEDGE HAMMER
SCREW DRIVER
¡ U se: also comes in a
wide variety. Used to
put in screws and take
them out, for fastening
wood pieces together.
¡ D o you know?
¡ T he difference between
Philips & flat head
POWER DRILL
¡ U se: fitted with a cutting tool
attachment or driving tool
attachment, usually a drill bit or
driver bit, used for drilling holes in
various materials or fastening
various materials together with the
use of fasteners
Drill Bits
POWER DRILL
SPADE (OR PADDLE)
TYPE DRILL BIT
FOR WOOD ONLY!
Driver Bits
CLAMPING TOOLS
C-CLAMPS
BAR
CLAMPS
PIPE CLAMP
PLIERS
ARC JOINT PLIERS
(CHANNEL LOCKS)
LOCKING PLIERS
(VISE GRIPS)
DIAGONAL
CUTTERS
FENCING
TOOL
LONG-NOSE
PLIERS
LINEMAN
PLIERS
SLIP-JOINT
PLIERS
WRENCHES
RATCHETING
WRENCH
COMBINATION (OPEN END
AND BOX END) WRENCH
SOCKETS
NUTDRIVERS
OPEN END
ADJUSTABLE
WRENCH
MISCELLANEOUS
WRECKING BAR
(CROW BAR)
PRY BAR
STAPLER
HOT MELT
GLUE GUN
PNEUMATIC TOOLS
NARROW
CROWN (1/4”)
PNEUMATIC
STAPLER
(WOOD TO WOOD)
UPHOLSTERY
OR CRAFT
STAPLER
(3/8” CROWN)
(FABRIC TO WOOD)