ESSENTIAL  HAND TOOLS 

Different types of hand tools include screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, and wrenches. They are essential for anyone looking to build or repair nearly anything.

10  ESSENTIAL  HAND TOOLS  AND THEIR USES

1

SCREWDRIVERS

Used to drive screws. There are many varieties: Phillips-Head, Slotted, Star and so on.

2

HAMMERS

The earliest tools man created were hammers.Technology made them lighter and stronger.

3

PLIERS

There are pliers for cutting, crimping, for use on brake springs, and even for specific tasks within an aquarium.

4

UTILITY KNIFE

The utility knife has plenty of uses – cutting boxes, strings, marking pieces of wood, stripping excess material, opening cans of wood paint.

5

MEASUREMENT TAPE

Perhaps the most critical tool in constructing anything, the measurement tape is what you use to follow the age-old wisdom of “Measure twice, cut once.”

6

HAND PLANER

Simply, a planer is a tool that drags a cutting surface over the face of wood to smooth or flatten it.

7

AXES

An ax is a hunk of metal with at least one sharp edge mounted on a haft, or handle, often made of wood, but also can be a synthetic material. 

8

HAND SAW

Making rough cuts, such as sizing down pieces of wood for further work.

9

WRENCHES

Wrenches provide torque and allow the user to turn (or prevent from turning) a bolt or nut.

10

PRY BARS

It has one straight end and one curved end, and each of those ends has a claw usually used to aid in nail removal.

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