Hand tools: Hammers, fixing and cutting
Image caption, A ball peen hammer
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Hammers, punches, and dies
| Tool | Use | Material |
| Claw hammer | Used to hammer nails and remove them | Wood |
| Ball peen hammer | Has a rounded end used for shaping metal | Metal |
| Cross peen hammer | Used to drive in pins | Wood |
| Rawhide mallet | A leather mallet that doesn’t indent metal when struck | Metal, wood |
| Taps and dies | Used to cut internal or external threads | Metal, plastic |
| Nail punch | Used to drive a pin below the surface | Wood |
| Tool | Claw hammer |
|---|---|
| Use | Used to hammer nails and remove them |
| Material | Wood |
| Tool | Ball peen hammer |
|---|---|
| Use | Has a rounded end used for shaping metal |
| Material | Metal |
| Tool | Cross peen hammer |
|---|---|
| Use | Used to drive in pins |
| Material | Wood |
| Tool | Rawhide mallet |
|---|---|
| Use | A leather mallet that doesn’t indent metal when struck |
| Material | Metal, wood |
| Tool | Taps and dies |
|---|---|
| Use | Used to cut internal or external threads |
| Material | Metal, plastic |
| Tool | Nail punch |
|---|---|
| Use | Used to drive a pin below the surface |
| Material | Wood |
Fixing tools
| Tool | Use | Material |
| Snap sets | Used to connect a rivet to two pieces of material | Metal, plastic |
| Rivet Gun | Used to apply a snap rivet | Metal, plastic |
| Tool | Snap sets |
|---|---|
| Use | Used to connect a rivet to two pieces of material |
| Material | Metal, plastic |
| Tool | Rivet Gun |
|---|---|
| Use | Used to apply a snap rivet |
| Material | Metal, plastic |
Snipping and cutting tools
| Tool | Use | Material |
| Guillotine | A machine used the shear either sheet or thin metal bar | Metal |
| Tin snips | A pair of scissors used for shearing metal | Metal |
| Tool | Guillotine |
|---|---|
| Use | A machine used the shear either sheet or thin metal bar |
| Material | Metal |
| Tool | Tin snips |
|---|---|
| Use | A pair of scissors used for shearing metal |
| Material | Metal |
