Preparing to work effectively

in the carpentry and joinery

Bench vice

• Carpenter vice is a very important tool used in carpentry shops and is

used for holding wooden jobs. A carpenter vice is a type of vice
primarily designed to hold clamp wood without damaging the surface

• A carpentry vice doesn’t need to be stored as it is connected to the

Work bench
Circular saw
A circular saw is a reliable workhorse and a valuable addition to
any DIYer's toolset. Its most typical use is to cut straight lines on
pieces of wood. It's easier to use a circular saw if you know
what it's made of.

Saftey

What should you do before using a circular saw to cut

something? Protect your face with safety glasses, goggles, or a
face shield. When exposed to dangerous or nuisance dusts, use
an authorised respirator or dust mask. In noisy environments,
wear proper hearing protection.
Pillar Drill
Pillar drills are free-standing equipment that rotate a bit at a
configurable speed range using a motor. The drill press can be
used to cut holes of various diameters in a variety of materials,
including wood and metal.

Saftey

Wearing safety eyewear or a face shield is required. It is

recommended that you wear hearing protection. Remove any
ill-fitting clothing or jewelry, and tuck long hair behind your
ears. Give your full focus to the task at hand. Wear no gloves or
anything else that could wrap a hand, fingers, or clothing
around the spinning bit.
Try square
A try square, sometimes known as a try-square, is a
woodworking tool that is used to mark and examine 90°
angles on wood pieces. The 90° angle is represented by
the square in the name. Check if the edges and faces of a
piece of wood are straight, flat, and square to one
another before using it.

Safety

Care should be taken not to drop the try square in order

to maintain it correct. All of the square's angles,
including outside and internal, must be exact right
angles. Maintain a straight angle to the surface with the
try square.
Marking Gauge
In woodworking and metalworking, a marking gauge,
sometimes known as a scratch gauge, is used to mark
out lines for cutting or other operations. The gauge's
job is to scribe a straight line parallel to a reference
edge or surface. It's commonly utilised in joinery and
sheet metal work.

Safety

it has a small point on one end of the tool and could

cut you to avoid this move the block to the point so it is
harder to prick youself on
Tenon Saw
A Tenon Saw is a large backsaw used for making deep,
accurate cuts in furniture joinery. It should make
straight, fast cuts without binding.

Use only a rip-cut tenon saw for cutting in the same

direction as the wood grain and a cross-cut tenon saw
for cutting across the grain. Improper technique can
cause your saw blade to jam and become bent. Inspect
the wood being cut for nails, staples or screws as these
can also jam a blade and ruin the blade teeth.
Coping saw
In woodworking or carpentry, a coping saw is a sort of
bow saw used to cut elaborate external designs and
internal cut-outs. It's commonly used to cut
mouldings instead of mitre joints to make coped
junctions.

A coping saw has a thin blade which can be

removed from the metal frame. ... Some types enable
you to change the blade so that it sits at any angle in
the frame, making cutting complex designs easy. It's
great for cutting complicated forms and tight curves in
wood because the blade is so tiny.
 A bench hook is a workbench appliance used in
woodworking to hold a work piece in place while

Bench Hook crosscutting with a hand saw. A bench hook is a simple

method used to improve accuracy and safety. 

A bench hook is a woodworking accessory

that enables a piece of wood to be held firmly in
position on a workbench while it is cut. It has no
moving parts and acts simp ly as a support for the
work piece (the piece of wood currently being worked
Bench
on). hooks are simple in construction and though they can
be purchased, they are typically made by the w oodworker
from offcuts and scraps of timber or sheet goods (such as
plywood). The most common type of bench hook is made
from three pieces of wood joined together: The bed, being
anywhere from 7–9 inches (180–230 mm) wide and 5–12
inches (130–300 mm) long depending on preference The
work piece sits atop the bed, and the bed pr otects the
workbench from the saw.
The first stop, also called the fence, is fixed across the top of
the bed. Usually this stop doesn't span the full width of the
bed, so that the en d of the stop can be used as a guide while
sawing. This way the saw cuts into the bench hook and not the
workbench.
Chisel
Woodworking chisels range from small hand
tools for tiny details, to large chisels used to
remove big sections of wood, in 'roughing
out' the shape of a pattern or design.
Typically, in woodcarving, one starts with a
larger tool, and gradually progresses to
smaller tools to finish the detail. One of the
largest types of chisel is the slick, used in
timber frame construction and wooden
shipbuilding.
A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped
cutting edge of blade on its end, for carving or cutting
a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal by
hand, struck with a mallet, or mechanical power. The
Wear safety glasses, or goggles, or a face shield
handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of
(with safety glasses or goggles).
metal or of wood with a sharp edge in it. 
If a chisel is used as a screwdriver, the tip of the chisel
Use the right size of chisel for the job.
may break and fly off, hitting the user or other
employees.
Choose smooth, rectangular handles that have no
If a wooden handle on a tool, such as a hammer or an
sharp edges and are attached firmly to the chisel.
axe, is loose, splintered, or cracked, the head of the
tool may fly off and strike the user or other
rasp
Mitre Saw
• Hand mitre saws are often used for applications such as wooden
moulding, skirting boards or picture framing, when the finished joint
will be on show and so will require a neat and precise cut. A more
basic version of the hand mitre saw is available which is simply a
plastic or wooden tray with slits at various angles.
A jack plane is a general-purpose woodworking bench plane, used for dressing timber
down to size in preparation for truing and/or edge jointing. It is usually the first plane
used on rough stock, but for rougher work it can be preceded by the scrub plane. 

The Jack Plane and Bench Planes are two different types of planes. The bench
planes are heavy-duty tools, while the jack plane is smaller and lighter for more
detailed work.

Jack planes have toothed edges (or irons) that often teeth into the wood, whereas
smoothing planes feature an iron with no sharp edges. This means that you can make
smoother surfaces without leaving ugly tracks in your workpiece.
A smoothing plane or smooth plane is a type of bench plane used in woodworking. The
smoothing plane is typically the last plane used on a wood surface, removing very fine
shavings to leave a smooth finish. When used effectively it quickly produces a finish that
equals or surpasses that made by sandpaper.
Jack planes have toothed edges (or irons) that often teeth into the wood, whereas
smoothing planes feature an iron with no sharp edges. This means that you can make
smoother surfaces without leaving ugly tracks in your workpiece.
Having a small smoothing plane is tremendously beneficial. You'll be able to finish the
surface beautifully whilst removing as little material as possible, because it won't be
making any attempt to flatten.

Set it up with a minutely cambered iron and take a light shaving and you can use the jack as
a long-ish smoothing plane. Once again, it won't be the end-all smoothing plane, but you'll
be surprised what you can do.
Slick
A slick is a large chisel, characterized by a wide (2-4 inches, 5–10 cm), heavy
blade, and a long, frequently slender, socketed handle. A long, flat metal plate
fitted with an offset handle. The combined blade and handle can reach two feet
(60 cm) in length. The blade of a slick is slightly curved lengthwise, and/or the
handle socket is cranked upward, such that the handle and socket clear the
surface of the work when the edge is touching. This distinguishes the slick from
the similarly sized, short-handled millwright's chisel.
 Steel rule
What is a steel rule? A steel rule is exactly what it sounds like... a rule manufactured from either spring or
stainless steel that feature either metric or imperial (or both) scales along its length. One end is usually flat
whilst the other end (frequently including a hole for hanging) is usually round.

The steel rule is an easy and quickest means to measure the linear dimensions of a component with limited
accuracy. It is frequently used in the workshop. They may be 'rigid' or 'flexible' depending upon the thickness
and the quality of steel used in their manufacturing.
Steel rules – Used to measure materials for cutting or joining. Best used flat against the side and bottom
edges. This ensures that measurements are marked from a one consistent spot.
A steel rule is the simplest and most common measuring tool. The flat steel rule is usually 6 or 12 inches long,
but longer sizes are available. Steel rules can be flexible or nonflexible, thin or wide. The thinner the rule, the
more accurately it measures, because the division marks are closer to the work.
mallet
• Wooden mallets are usually used in carpentry to knock wooden
pieces together, or to drive dowels or chisels. A wooden mallet will
not deform the striking end of a metal tool, as most metal hammers
would. It is also used to reduce the force driving the cutting edge of a
chisel, giving better control.
• Should be stored in a carbonite