TOOL GUIDE FOR WOOD CONSTRUCTION

         TOOL GUIDE FOR WOOD CONSTRUCTION

List of important tools you will need to start a wood work or simply a hobby.

                                    

Workbench - A good functional work bench is the best way to get started.

                                       

Router table - A router is a hand tool or power tool that a worker uses to rout (hollow out) an area in relatively hard material like wood or plastic. Routers are mainly used in woodworking, especially cabinetry. Routers are typically handheld or fastened cutting end-up in a router table.

                                                 

Sawhorse - A rack supporting wood for sawing.  

                                  

Block plane – A carpenter's plane with a blade set at an acute angle, used especially for planning across the end grain of wood.

                                    

Hand Saw - A wood saw worked by one hand.

    

Mallet – A hammer with a large, usually wooden head.

                           

Combination Square – A combination square is a tool used for multiple purposes in woodworking, stonemasonry and metalworking. It is composed of a ruler and one or more interchangeable heads that may be affixed to it. The most common head is the standard or square head which is used to lay out or check right and 45° angles.         

                                                                    

Spokeshave - A spokeshave is a tool used to shape and smooth woods in woodworking jobs such as making wheel cart wheel spokes, chair legs, paddles, bows, and arrows. Historically, a spokeshave was made with a wooden body and metal cutting blade.

  

Marking Gauge - A marking gauge, also known as a scratch gauge, is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations.

                                      

Marking Knife - A marking knife (striking knife) is a woodworking layout tool. It is used to scribe a line to be followed by a hand saw or chisel when making woodworking joints and other operations.

                                       

Clamps - A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.

                                

Ruler - A straight strip or cylinder of plastic, wood, metal, or other rigid material, typically marked at regular intervals and used to draw straight lines or measure distances.

                                 

Coping Saw – A saw with a very narrow blade stretched across a D-shaped frame, used for cutting curves in wood.                             

                                      

Hacksaw - A saw with a narrow fine-toothed blade set in a frame, used especially for cutting metal.

                                           

Chisels - A long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.

                                                

Mortise Chisel - Mortise chisels are used for 'chopping out' joints (chiselling away the waste wood). They are particularly useful for cutting mortise joints as they are strong enough to withstand heavy blows with a mallet. The handle is normally made of ash or beech with a steel hoop at the top to stop it splitting.

                                           

Claw hammer - A hammer with one side of the head split and curved, used for extracting nails.

                                                         

Level - Level, device for establishing a horizontal plane. It consists of a small glass tube containing alcohol or similar liquid and an air bubble; the tube is sealed and fixed horizontally in a wooden or metallic block or frame with a smooth lower surface.

                              

Jack Plane - A medium-sized plane for use in rough joinery.

                                             

Calipers - An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

LIST OF MEASURING TOOLS AND GADGETS

LIST OF MEASURING TOOLS AND GADGETS

FOR CONSTRUCTION

MEASURING TAPE

A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler and used to measure distance. It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fiberglass, or metal strip with linear-measurement markings. It is a common measuring tool.

POCKET RODS 

This unique grading rod is compact like a tape measure.

MEASURING WHEEL/WALKING TAPE MEASURE

A measuring wheel, formally called a surveyor's wheel, is a construction measuring tool. The wheel rotates and, using basic rotational kinematics (s=rθ), you can determine the distance between two points. 

DIAMETER TAPE MEASURES

A diameter tape (D-tape) is a measuring tape used to estimate the diameter of a cylinder object, typically the stem of a tree or pipe. 

RULERS (WOOD/ STEEL / FIBER/ METAL)/ ANGLE GAUGE

A ruler is a device for with measurement markings on it and used for measuring.

SURVEYORS ROPE

It is used for rough surveying measurements, the Surveyor's rope is a strong measuring tool with a handle that can also be used for measuring water depths.

LEVELS

Level instruments are a class of instruments designed to display and/or transmit a signal that corresponds to the level of the material that is being measured within a containing vessel.

TALLY METER

A tally counter is a mechanical, electronic, or software device used to incrementally count something, typically fleeting. 

LASER MEASURE

Laser tape measures are alternatives to traditional metal tape measures

CALIPERS

An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

THEODOLITE

A theodolite is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes.

CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS

A device used for making mathematical calculations, in particular a small electronic device with a keyboard and a visual display.

LEVELING ROD / ROD HEIGHT STICK

A graduated rod used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground and the line of sight of a surveyor's level.

RAFTER ANGLE SQUARE

A right angle is the standard by which all carpenters build. It gives you 45- and 90-degree angles, it's also a ruler, and it's not hard to measure other angles with it

FRAMING ANGLE SQUARE / PROTRACTORS

The steel square is more commonly referred to as the framing square or carpenter's square. It consists of a long, wider arm and a shorter, narrower arm, which meet at an angle of 90 degrees (a right angle).

T-SQUARE

A T-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles. 

PLUMB BOBS

A bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.

CHALK LINE AND MARKERS

A chalk line or chalk box is a tool for marking long, straight lines on relatively flat surfaces, much farther than is practical by hand or with a straightedge. They may be used to lay out straight lines between two points, or vertical lines by using the weight of the line reel as a plumb line.

STUD DETECTORS

A stud finder is a valuable tool that makes the job of finding studs behind a wall very simple.

DIGITAL CALIPER

The Digital Caliper (sometimes incorrectly called the Digital Vernier Caliper) is a precision instrument that can be used to measure internal and external distances extremely accurately.

TOOL GUIDE FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Tool guide for concrete construction.

Here is a list of 30 tools for concrete construction that is important to get the work done.

1. Trowels - A handheld tool with a flat base, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster.

2. Measuring Tape - A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler and used to measure distance. It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fiberglass, or metal strip with linear-measurement markings. It is a common measuring tool.

3. Level - A builder's level is used in the construction field to set up level points and to check elevations. It is an optical instrument used mainly in surveying and building but is also useful for transferring, setting, or measuring horizontal levels.

4. Wheelbarrow - A small cart with a single wheel at the front and two supporting legs and handles at the rear, used typically for carrying loads in building work or gardening.

5. Shovel - A tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material.

6. Hammer - A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.

7. Saw - A hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.

8. Tampers - A machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast.

9. Screeds/ Straight edges/Bump cutter - A flat board (screed board, floating screed) or a purpose-made aluminium tool used to smooth and true materials like concrete, stucco and plaster after it has been placed on a surface or to assist in flattening.

10. Bull floater - A tool or machine used to smooth unformed surfaces of freshly placed concrete.

11. Construction Vibrator - A concrete vibrator is a construction tool typically used on concrete pouring sites. These machines and an assortment of attachments are designed for multiple applications built by a variety of manufacturers. The vibrators are used to ensure that the pour is free of air bubbles and are even.

12. Kneeling boards - General purpose kneeling board for moving over freshly laid concrete.

13. Groove tool - Groove cutting on CNC lathes is a multi step machining operation. The term grooving usually applies to a process of forming a narrow cavity of a certain depth, on a cylinder, cone, or a face of the part. The groove shape, or at least a significant part of it, will be in the shape of the cutting tool.

14. Edger - An edger is a tool designed to round exposed concrete edges for a smooth finish.

15. Broom / brush - Broom or Brush are use to give a ruff texture on concrete finish.

16. Polisher - A tool that makes something smooth or shiny.

17. Drill - A tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes.

18. Grinder - A grinder tool used for grinding (abrasive cutting) and polishing.

19. Dust collection system - A dust collector is a system used to enhance the quality of air released during construction.

20. Concrete Moisture Meter - Concrete moisture meters are designed to detect moisture to a depth of 1” of a concrete slab in order to avoid the rebar reinforcement below the surface. They are designed to be used as a relative test.

21. Digging bar - A digging bar is a long, straight metal bar used for various purposes, including as a post hole digger, to break up or loosen hard or compacted materials such as soil, rock, concrete and ice or as a lever to move objects.

22. Brick Bolster - Brick bolsters are designed for cutting brick and stone.

23. Mixer - A mixer can be used to mix concert, paint etc. Different types of mixers are used to mix different materials.

24. Crowbar - An iron bar with a flattened end, used as a lever.

25. Mason’s Square - The Mason's Square, is an instrument used to ensure that two perpendicular surfaces are at a right angle with each other. It is a useful tool to carry around to get a standard reference of 90 degrees with which to verify the accuracy of corners.

26. Plumb Bob - A bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.

27. Sand Screen Machine - A sand screen machine is used for screening accurate size sand.

28. Safety Gear - A list of safety gear like Boots, hats, gloves etc should be used during construction.

29. Vapour retarders - Vapour retarders are barriers that help control evaporation on a concrete surface. They also help prevent water from reaching the finished surface during concrete mixing.

30. Pail - Pail or buckets is a must for a concrete work to get the job done.