Friday, January 12, 2018

Top 5 Most Important WoodWorking Tool You Must Have In Every Workshop.

(1) THE LAYOUT SQUARE


 The Layout Square tool also know as a speed square is a triangular shaped measuring tool usually available in 6-12 inch models, It can be used for scribing square 90 degrees cutting lines on pieces of woodworking stock or framing lumber. This tool can also be used to measure the angle on a board that is already cut. Note that the layout Squares can come in different models such as aluminium or plastic models. Choose the aluminium as they are practically indestructible. The plastic ones are a bit cheaper, but they won't last longer.

(2) THE NAIL SET



 The Nail Set is a tool used to drive finishing nails into furniture, Trims and Moulding. The nail set has a very distinctive shape that allows for easy use which comes right after you have nailed the nail in as far as it will go, Just until the point where the nail head is slightly above the material being used.
 In woodworking and construction, A nail is a pin shaped object made of metal which is used as a Fastener, Peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration.

(3) THE CLAW HAMMER



 The Claw Hammer is a tool primarily used for driving and extracting nail from and into objects. A claw hammer can be said to look like the letter "T" with the handle being the log part and the head being the line across the top which looks like a T. The claw hammer can be constructed in many ways but generally comes in two forms which are:

(i) The Single-Piece Heat-Treated Steel and
(ii) The Framing Hammer

(4) THE TAPE MEASURE



 The Tape Measure is a tool which has a narrow strip (as of a limp cloth or steel tape) marked off in units (Such as Inches or Centimeters) for measuring. It can also be seen as a flexible ruler, which consists of a ribbon cloth, plastic, fibre glass, or metal strip with linear measuring markings, It is a common measuring tool. Its design allows for a measuring of great length to be easily carried in pocket or toolkit and permits one to measure around curves or corners.

(5) SCREW DRIVER



 The Screw driver is a tool, Manual or Powered, for turning (driving or removing) screws. A screw driver is classified by its tip, which is shaped to fit the driving surface, slots, grooves, recesses etc. A typical simple screw driver has a handle and a shaft and a tip that the user inserts into the screw head to turn it. The shaft is usually made of tough steel to resist twisting or bending. Screw drivers come in a large range of sizes to accommodate various screw. The screw drivers consists of four parts which are;
(i) The Handle
(ii) The Shank
(iii) The Blade and;
(iv) The Tip.

The two most common screw driver tips are:

 (i) The Slot Head: The Slot Head screwdriver (Flat head/Regular screwdriver), is a screwdriver which consists of a single flat blade that fits in the single slot of traditional screws.





 (ii) The Phillips-Head Screwdriver: The Phillips-Head Screwdriver has a four star point at the end that fits into the corresponding Screw Shallow, Cross-Shaped Depression.
A wide variety of power screwdrivers range from a Simple Stick-Types with Batteries, A motor, and a Tip holder all in line, to powerful pistol type VSR (Variable - Speed Reversible) cordless drills that also functions as screwdrivers. A quality construction of vital to good set of screwdrivers. So many of them are made out of soft metal, and the first time you put any "Oomph" behind them, they strip out becoming absolutely useless.

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