Common Hand Tools Used in making Handicrafts

used for measuring distance.

• Ruler

• Zigzag rule

• Push-pull Tape

• Try – square

• Sliding T-Bevel

used for measuring distance longer than two

feet.

• Ruler

• Zigzag rule

• Push-pull Tape

• Try – square

• Sliding T-Bevel

used to measure distances that cannot be

measured by zigzag rule.

• Ruler

• Zigzag rule

• Push-pull Tape

• Try – square

• Sliding T-Bevel

used to test the squareness of or shaped a

piece of stock.

• Ruler

• Zigzag rule

• Push-pull Tape

• Try – square

• Sliding T-Bevel

it is used for marking angles of any

degree.

• Ruler

• Zigzag rule

• Push-pull Tape

• Try – square

• Sliding T-Bevel

used in marking parallel lines

• Marking Gauge

• Scratch awl

• Mallet

• cross-cut Saw

• Compass saw

used for drawing lines, marking off points in

measuring.

• Marking Gauge

• Scratch awl

• Mallet

• cross-cut Saw

• Compass saw

sometimes called a wooden hammer, is made of

hard wood.

• Marking Gauge

• Scratch awl

• Mallet

• cross-cut Saw

• Compass saw

used in cutting wood across the grain.

• Marking Gauge

• Scratch awl

• Mallet

• cross-cut Saw

• Compass saw

used to cut small circles and other

shapes.

• Marking Gauge

• Scratch awl

• Mallet

• cross-cut Saw

• Compass saw