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ADZE.....Beloved tool of the carpenter,and boatbuilder used to shape timber.
ADJUSTABLE SPANNER/WRENCH.....Multi purpose tool,a must for mechanics and plumbers.
ACROW PROPS.... Used by masons for supporting load bearing structures.
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AWL..Used by woodworkers,and in textile industry for marking holes.
AXE...For felling,chopping and splitting trees or wood.

ALLEN KEYS..or Hex key..for use with Hex-headed screws or bolts. (thanks to CJ again)
ANGLE GRINDER.. Portable power tool,with a carborundum disc or diamond tipped disc for cutting and honing masonary.

AUGER...A corkscrew type bit for boring timber.
 
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BACKSAW...So named as the back was reinforced with brass to strengthen it.​
 
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BALL PEEN(PEIN)HAMMER..metalwork hammer for peening rivets and sheet metals.
 
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BASIN WRENCH....Plumbers wrench...
 
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BEVEL....adjustable, for finding and transposing angles (thanks to dhceramics)
BENT NOSED PLIERS..... Pliers with bent jaws
 
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BICK IRON & BLOWHORN STAKE....Blacksmiths tools for shaping molten iron.
 
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BLOCK PLANE....joiners & carpenters tool for cutting across the grain of the wood.
BRICK HAMMER...has one flat traditional face and a short or long chisel-shaped blade. It can thus be used to chip off edges or small pieces of stone without using a separate chisel. The chisel blade can also be used to rapidly cut bricks or cinder blocks This type of hammer is also used by geologists when collecting rock samples.
BRICK TROWEL..is a flat-bladed tool with a handle and flat metal blade, used by masons for leveling, spreading, or shaping substances such as cement or mortar,as well as for breaking bricks to shape them or smoothing a mold. Traditionally a brick trowel is made of carbon steel, until 2002 when the cast stainless steel brick trowel was introduced.The advantages of the stainless steel are that it has longer wear and is rust-free.
BOAT LEVEL... Used for levelling horizontally,and vertically.
 
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BLOW LAMPS & BLOW TORCHES...Lamps and torches for soldering joints and removing paintwork.
 
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BOLSTER CHISEL....A stonemasons tool..very handy for removing tiles !
BOLT CUTTER. Is a tool used for cutting chains, bolts and wire mesh. They typically have very long handles and short blades, with compound hinges to maximize leverage and cutting force.
 
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BOWSAW......Carpenters,Joiners & Woodsmans saw .
BRACE... Used manually for boring into timber.
 
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BOX PLANE...Carpenters & Joiners tool.
BREAST DRILL... A portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work.
 
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BOXWOOD PLANE/BOXWOOD RULER...Carpenters tools
 
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CENTRE PUNCH...Used to punch a point into material,leaving an impression in timber and brickwork to drill,or marks for reference.
CAULKING GUN....A tool for the application of decorators caulk,Silicon and mastics.
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CIRCULAR SAW...Great for reducing doors and kitchen plinths.
CIRCLIP-PLIERS...Pliers with a round bar at the end of each jaw that fit in the holes of a circleclip so that it may be sprung open to fit or remove from the workpiece.
 
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CLAW HAMMER..The claw is engineered to withdraw nails from timber or for use as a prise bar.
CRAFT KNIFE...A lightweight utility knife,developed as a heavy duty scalpel used by model makers and the like.
 
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CARBIIDE HOLE SAW.....used to cut holes in cast iron---ceramic tiles---mdf----plasterboard..etc........dave..
 
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CROWBAR, also called a pry bar or prybar, or more informally known as a 'jemmy' or 'jemmy bar' is a [DLMURL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool"]tool[/DLMURL] consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on the curved end for removing nails. It is used as a lever to either force apart two objects or to remove nails. Crowbars are commonly used to open nailed wooden boxes. Another common use for larger crowbars is general demolition: for removing nails, prying apart boards, and generally smashing things. It has also been used as a weapon in hold ups.............dave..
 
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CHISEL BITS...used in your sds hammer drill to chase recesses for pipes or cables or using spade chisel to remove tiles etc..........dave..
 
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CLUB HAMMER..ideal accompaniment to the bolster chisel........extra striking force.........dave..
 
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CHOP SAW.... essentially a lightweight circular saw mounted on a spring-loaded pivoting arm, and supported by a metal base. Chop saws are considered the best saw to get very exact, square cuts. Compound miter saws have been developed due to the limited cutting capacity of the chop saw. These are basically chop saws that can make bevel cuts as well as miter cuts.......dave..
 
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CROSSCUT SAW..is a saw that is specially designed for making crosscuts. A crosscut is a cut made horizontally through the trunk of a standing [DLMURL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree"]tree[/DLMURL], but the term also applies to cutting free timber.
Crosscut saws have teeth that are designed to cut wood at a right angle to the direction of the wood grain. The cutting edge of each tooth is angled back and has a beveled edge.

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CHAINSAW....(also spelled chain saw) is a portable mechanical, motorized [DLMURL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw"]saw[/DLMURL]. It is most commonly used in logging activities such as felling, delimbing, and bucking; by tree surgeons to fell trees and remove branches and foliage; to fell snags and assist in cutting firebreaks in wildland fire suppression, and to harvest firewood. Chainsaws with specially designed blades have been developed as tools for use in chainsaw art...........dave..
 
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COLD CHISEL...A chisel made of hardened, tempered steel for cutting cold metal....or more often in brickwork for breaking or cleaving masonary.
 
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COMPASS SAW.....A handsaw with a narrow blade for making curved cuts.
 
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COPING SAW....A narrow, short -bladed saw with athin blade in a U-shaped frame,used for cutting designs into wood.
 
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COMPOUND MITRE SAW...Used by joiners,for mitres....a more advanced saw than the chop saw.
CONCRETE MIXER/CEMENT MIXER...A concrete mixer (also commonly called a cement mixer) is a device that homogeneously combines [DLMURL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement"]cement[/DLMURL], aggregate such as sand or gravel, and water to form concrete. A typical concrete mixer uses a revolving drum to mix the components. For smaller volume works portable concrete mixers are often used so that the concrete can be made at the construction site, giving the workers ample time to use the concrete before it hardens. An alternative to a machine is mixing concrete or cement by hand. This is usually done in a wheelbarrow; however, several companies have recently begun to sell modified tarps for this purpose.
 
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COUNTER SINK....A hand held or drill bit to form a countersunk hole allowing screw heads to seat flush.
 
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DARBY...Used by plasterers to apply a backing coat such as bonding or browning.Wooden guides are normally fastened to the wall at the required depth,and the Derby is then used to flatten or level off flush.
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DIAMOND DRILL BITS....Diamond coated core bits,for drilling all types of stone
DIAMOND CUTTING DISCS...Used with wet saws for tiling cuts,and grinders for stonework.
 
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DOVETAIL SAW....A member of the back saw family,very close and fine set teeth for detailed work,used in dovetail joint making.
 
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DRAW- KNIFE or DRAWSHAVE...A woodcutting tool used to shave a surface with a drawing motion.
 
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